A man's Body has been found inside a submerged car in Port Stephens.
The white hatchback was found when emergency services were called to reports of a car in the water at Soldiers Point Boat Ramp just after 4.30am today.
The man is yet to be formally identified.
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It is not clear how the car ended up in the water and an investigation has commenced.
A crime scene has been established and a recovery operation is underway, involving police rescue, Marine Area Command divers and SES volunteers.
The boat ramp will remain closed until this afternoon.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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This comes after a spate of drownings around Australia.
The body of a 17-year-old girl was pulled from Murray River in South Australia after she fell from a houseboat on New Year's Eve.
The body of a 15-year-old boy has also been recovered in the Shoalhaven River west of Nowra, New South Wales, after he went missing on New Year's Eve.
