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Body of missing Elanora, Gold Coast man, 49, found near Tyagarah railway, northern NSW

Tweed police have made a grim discovery after a Gold Coast man went missing late last week. Here’s what we know.

Tyagarah railway. Picture: Supplied / NSWrail.net / Michael Johnston.
Tyagarah railway. Picture: Supplied / NSWrail.net / Michael Johnston.

In a grim discovery police have found a body believed to be that of a missing Gold Coast man who went missing late last week.

On Thursday, Tweed/Byron Police District officers launched an extensive search after a 49-year-old Elanora man was reported missing.

One day prior, his car had been found abandoned at Ewingsdale outside Byron Bay.

On Saturday, a body was found near a railway bridge at Tyagarah.

While the body is yet to be formally identified, police believe it is the missing man.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

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Originally published as Body of missing Elanora, Gold Coast man, 49, found near Tyagarah railway, northern NSW

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