UPDATE: A missing man subject of a land search has been located. Searchers found the Kuranda man who went missing near a flooded road at around 2.15pm on Sunday. He was flown by Rescue Helicopter to Townsville University Hospital suffering pain from a pre-existing back injury and dehydration.
EARLIER: A critical search operation is under way after a Kuranda man and his truck went missing near a flooded river west of Townsville. The 38-year-old was travelling along a road off the Kennedy Development Rd at Greenvale to a worksite on Friday when he came across a flooded river. Police said he planned to stop near the river overnight and reassess his journey the following morning.