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Police divers search popular NT swimming hole for missing man — By James Elton Topic:Missing Person Edith Falls is currently shut to visitors as police continue searching the area.(ABC News: Andie Smith) Police div...

By James Elton

Topic:Missing Person

Edith Falls is currently shut to visitors as police continue searching the area.(ABC News: Andie Smith)

Police divers are searching for a man aged in his 50s who was last seen swimming at Edith Falls on Tuesday.

Edith Falls, also known as Leliyn, is located in Nitmiluk National Park about 3 hours south of Darwin.

The site remains closed to visitors while the police operation is underway.

Police divers are searching a popular Northern Territory swimming hole for a missing man aged in his 50s, who was last seen swimming at the spot on Tuesday.

Edith Falls, also known as Leliyn, is located in Nitmiluk National Park about 3 hours south of Darwin.

Northern Territory police announced the closure of the site on Tuesday evening.

Police divers have been sent to Edith Falls, where a search is underway for a missing man.(ABC News: Andie Smith)

On Wednesday morning, NT Police Acting Commissioner Martin Dole confirmed the man had yet to be located and that police dive teams had been sent to the falls.

"There's a person in their 50s that's been missing that was last seen in the lower pool," Mr Dole told ABC Radio Darwin.

The man's disappearance comes during the peak of the NT's tourism season, when Nitmiluk National Park typically attracts about 250,000 visitors annually.

A sign at the Katherine Visitor Information Centre says Edith Falls is closed to visitors.(ABC News: James Elton)

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