New South Wales Police have charged a man with manslaughter and dangerous driving after two men travelling in the tray of his ute were swept into floodwaters more than a month ago.
Police said they arrested the 41-year-old man from Guildford at Merrylands Police station on Tuesday.
Officers were called to the Preston Creek Causeway near Goulburn following reports that a Mitsubishi Triton had been swept into floodwaters at about 11.15 pm on 31 October.
"Two men who were in the cabin of the vehicle managed to swim to safety and contact emergency services; however, another two men – aged 30 and 32 – travelling in the tray of the ute were swept downstream with the utility," the police said.
"Their bodies were located in November further downstream from the causeway."
On Tuesday, NSW State Emergency Service recovered a man's body from floodwaters near Williams Crossing Road in Barmedman.
The deceased is believed to be an 89-year-old missing man.
NSW SES has reissued an emergency evacuation warning for Tilpa due to extended flood predictions by the Bureau of Meteorology.
The Darling River at Tilpa has peaked at 13.06 metres and is currently at 13.04 metres and falling.
The bureau said major flooding continues along the Murrumbidgee River at Balranald, and the river may remain above the major flood level (7.10 metres) through to the end of December.
South Australia has closed all non-essential activities between the NSW-Victoria border and Wellington along the River Murray "for some time to come".
The river is expected to peak at some locations in the next seven days.
The bureau said La Niña continues in the tropical Pacific, but some indicators show signs of declining strength.
"La Niña typically increases the chance of above average rainfall for northern and eastern Australia during summer," the bureau said in its latest Climate Driver Update.
It means Australia could return to drier and warmer conditions in the coming months.
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