Loved ones pay tribute to ‘good man gone too soon’ after tragic end to missing man search

Loved ones have paid tribute to a ‘good man gone too soon’ after a tragic end to a search for a man who had been missing for more than a week.

The family and loved ones of Shane Tapp, whose body was found more than a week after he went missing on the outskirts of Katherine, have been left devastated by his death

THE family and loved ones of Shane Tapp, who was found dead more than a week after he went missing on the outskirts of Katherine, have been left devastated by the loss of their loved one.

Mr Tapp was found on Monday afternoon near Knotts Crossing.

His aunt, well-known Katherine woman Toni Tapp Coutts said the family was too sad to speak at this time but said they were heartbroken Mr Tapp had died.

“The family is very devastated,” she said.

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She said Mr Tapp was her sister’s eldest son.

The 43-year-old was last seen in Katherine on April 3 about 6pm by his partner as he left his home on Gorge Road. Police have said: “At this stage there are no suspicious circumstances.”

Police put out an alert calling for information on Mr Tapp’s whereabouts, on Sunday, April 11.

Police had previously said Mt Tapp telephoned a friend at 10pm the same night he was last seen, and has not been seen or heard from since.

Detective Senior Sergeant Ian Young said: “Our thoughts are with the man’s family at this time and we ask that their privacy be respected.”

“We would also like to thank everyone who assisted with the search.”

Loved ones of Mr Tapp have taken to social media to share in their grief over his death.

“R.I.P my uncle the family all miss you and love we wish you was here with us our heart broke when we heard about you uncle love you uncle from your nephew max (sic),” Max Sariago said online.

“Rip buddy. Condolences to the family. Good man gone too soon,” Troy Mulholland said.

“Hope you are at peace now mate, you will be missed by many, my heart goes out to all your family at this tragic time,” Jeremy James Czoloszynski said.

“RIP Tappy. Fly high and watch down on your family my friend,” Billy Barton said.

Mr Tapp is the second person to have gone missing in the Katherine region in six months, after Melbourne man Daymon Ness disappeared in October.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Originally published as Loved ones pay tribute to ‘good man gone too soon’ after tragic end to missing man search