NSW Police seize boat, car as search for Charlise Mutten enters fourth day

There has been a development in the frantic search for a missing nine-year-old girl as hundreds turn out to comb the dense bushland.

Police have seized a boat and ute as the search for missing nine-year-old girl Charlise Mutten enters its third day.

The Queensland girl was holidaying with her mother at a property at Mt Wilson in the Blue Mountains when she disappeared on Thursday night.

She was reported missing on Friday morning, with police and SES launching a massive air and ground search to find her.

The property she disappeared from is surrounded by dense bushland.

Charlise Mutten, aged nine, is described as being of caucasian appearance, with brown hair.

NSW Police have now confirmed a red ute and a boat have been taken for “further examination”.

“This is part of ongoing inquiries,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.

Acting Superintendent John Nelson said on Saturday that it was too early to rule out suspicious activity.

“It’s a traumatic experience for her family,” he said.

“We are here to pull out every stop we can to locate her, and that’s why we have all the resources and are continuing (to search).”

However a police spokeswoman denied a media report the girl’s disappearance is being investigated as a possible homicide.

“It’s not being treated as a homicide, it’s still being treated as a missing person’s case,” the spokeswoman said at about 3pm.

She said many police units were involved in the search, including homicide detectives, but said those officers were only there as support units.

Acting Superintendent John Nelson said the girl vanished from a home in dense bushland at Mt Wilson on Thursday. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Superintendent Nelson said Charlise’s mother was distressed about her daughter’s disappearance, and was being provided with support.

Charlise is described as caucasian, between 130cm and 140cm tall, of thin build, with brown hair and brown eyes.

She is believed to have been wearing a pink top with a round neck collar, a black knee-length skirt and pink Nike thongs when she went missing.

Anyone with any information about Charlise’s whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Originally published as NSW Police seize boat, car as search for Charlise Mutten enters fourth day