Family asks for closure 10 months after man’s disappearance

A Brisbane woman has asked for closure 10 months after her brother went missing, and urged people to report any information to the police.

A WOMAN whose brother went missing in Logan 10 months ago says her family has lived without “closure” since the day of his disappearance.

Nathan Brosnan, 36, went missing in September 2021, leaving his family behind including his sister Claire Brosnan, his parents and his three children.

“He lived a bit of a wild life, he suffered from mental illness … he was the wrong crowd, but he also hung out with the wrong crowd,” Ms Brosnan said.

“He was always in contact with someone no matter what. But no one had heard from him, and I checked his bank account and it hadn’t been touched. His phone was going to message bank and that was it. It was just nothing.”

Nathan with his brother Waine and mother Joy. Picture: Supplied.

With the lifestyle Nathan lived, his sister said it was an “awful” feeling, but she had immediately thought something more sinister had happened.

“He’s big, he’s loud, he’s the happiest, saddest person you could ever meet. He wouldn’t be able to hide for this long. We just knew we weren’t going to get Nathan back,” she said.

“He’s left a big whole that was filled with his crazy that’s just empty now and will never be filled again. He was no saint, we’re well aware of that, but answers would be good.”

Nathan with his sister Claire. Picture: Supplied.

The search continues for the 36-year-old man across the southern suburbs in Brisbane, but without knowing what happened to her brother or where he is, the family has long struggled to find closure.

“It’s very grey, because there’s just no closure. It’s ambiguous grief where there’s no answers and no closure and you just get stuck in it,” she said.

“Every time we see that remains are found, we get excited and then you get shattered because it’s not your remains.”

Nathan Brosnan who's been missing since September 2021. Picture: Supplied.

Ms Brosnan urged people to always report information regarding missing people no matter how insignificant it may seem.

“It doesn’t matter what sort of life they lived or what sort of person they were, they still meant something to someone out there,” she said.

It comes as the Australian Federal Police is launching National Missing Persons Week 2022 on Sunday which urges people to be aware of the significant issues surrounding missing persons.

“Young, old, family members, and loved ones all from a range of cultures have one thing in

common – the daily fears, hopes and endless questions they leave behind,” Acting Assistant

Commissioner Jason Kennedy said.