The 69-year-old man went fishing around 3pm in Gayundah Creek, northern Queensland on Thursday and never returned.
His wife raised the alarm that night and police commenced their search. They later found his overturned boat.
Police (pictured) are looking for a 69-year-old man after his upturned boat was found along a creek line
Police are considering all possibilities that could have led to his disappearance, including a crocodile (pictured) attack
SES, Coast Guard, local fishermen and the Queensland Department of Environment and Science have also been searching for him in the mangroves.
Cairns police Acting Inspector Andrew Cowie said they are considering all possibilities that could have led to his disappearance, including a crocodile attack.
Police expand search area for three fishermen missing off Cairns since last Tuesday
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A large-scale air and sea search was sparked when the trio failed to return home last Tuesday evening.
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Police searching for three fishermen missing in seas off Cairns in Far North Queensland since Australia Day are expanding the search to cover tens of thousands of square kilometres, but say hopes of finding them alive are diminishing.
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Searchers last week found a waterlogged lifejacket and two fuel containers from the missing boat
Police had since received an unconfirmed report of another fuel container found within the search area
News by Jack Lawrie
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