Update: search and rescue operation, Croydon
Police have located a 25-year-old man alive after he went missing following a traffic crash south of Croydon last night.
Initial investigations indicate a 20-year-old Richmond man and his 25-year-old passenger left an address in Croydon around 6pm.
When the pair failed to return home a family member commenced a search and later found a single vehicle traffic crash on Claraville-Croydon Road in Croydon.
The driver, a 20-year-old Richmond man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police and emergency crews continued searching for the missing passenger throughout the day.
The man was located by crews just before 5pm this afternoon.
He will be transported to Cairns Base Hospital for treatment of dehydration and medical assessment.
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