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Police find body of father who disappeared while rescuing children at Lake Tinaroo in Queensland

Police earlier said they were expecting a "tragic outcome" in the search for the man. (Supplied: Winfried Weiss)

The body of a 49-year-old father who went missing at a lake in Far North Queensland on Sunday while trying to save the lives of his two children has been recovered. 

Queensland Police Inspector Mark Henderson said the local man had been swimming with his children, aged seven and 10, at Lake Tinaroo south west of Cairns, when the pair got into difficulty at about 11am as they were returning to shore.

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