THE body of a missing Balranald man has been found following a five-day search.

About 5.15pm on Tuesday, members of the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) found the body of 42-year-old Andrew Bruton in the Murrumbidgee River, about 400 metres from his campsite.

Mr Bruton was last seen in Balranald on Tuesday last week.

The search effort, co-ordinated by Barrier police district, used a dog u...