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‘They couldn’t see us’: Rescue plane flew over lost Australians five times
As the four Australians recounted their ordeal, more details emerged about the 36 hours they were missing at sea and about the plight of an Indonesian man still missing.
- by Chris Barrett, Amilia Rosa and Karuni Rompies
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A mates’ birthday trip of a lifetime turns into a tale of survival
Three Australian surfers and an Indonesian crew member were found floating on surfboards, more than 36 hours after they went missing, amid jubilant cries of “yeah!” from the rescue boat.
- by Chris Barrett
Peta went fishing on an Albany cliff with her husband in 1997. She has not been seen since.
According to her husband, the young Albany mother of two small children told him she was going to the toilet. Then she vanished into thin air.
- by Heather McNeill
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Indonesia
Four Australians on 30th birthday surf trip missing off Indonesia
A search effort is under way after their boat failed to reach the resort located in a group of islands known for their snorkelling, surfing and unspoiled white sand.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Search to resume for fisherman missing in Royal National Park
It is feared the 71-year-old man, who left his home in Dundas on Friday morning to go fishing in the national park, was swept off the rocks.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Missing five-week-old baby found
WA Police issued an urgent alert for the public’s assistance after the baby was believed to be with its 17-year-old father.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Perth
Missing elderly Perth woman found after 12-hour search
An elderly woman has been found after police launched a massive search for her overnight in the Perth hills.
- by Heather McNeill
Sydney boy missing for almost a month as police appeal for public help
Tyler Mason, 14, was last seen in Campbelltown on July 6 and has not been found since failing to return to his Camden home.
- by Olivia Ireland
Epic road trip ended in parked car at Bondi Beach and a missing army major
The year was almost over when Noel Ford packed his bags and jumped into his Holden for an epic road trip along Australia’s east coast. But he never made it to his final destination.
- by Catherine Naylor
Man questioned after US teenager reappears four years after she went missing
Garrett Smith, who lives in the apartment next to the one that was searched, said that for at least a year Alicia Navarro had lived there with the man who was questioned.
- by Matthew Brown and Morgan Lee
Do you know this man? Identity remains a mystery nine years after Sydney death
Andy was often seen sitting on a bench at Cadi Park in Pyrmont, watching the boats go by. Police are highlighting his case for Missing Persons Week.
- by Georgina Mitchell