Police drone unit investigating campground where Cleo Smith disappeared two weeks ago

Police have tried a desperate new approach in the search for missing four year-old Cleo Smith at the remote campground where she was last seen.

Police are back in the skies above the remote Western Australian campground where four-year-old Cleo Smith vanished two weeks ago.

A police drone unit was on site at the Blowholes campsite on Saturday, searching for any clue that could help explain what happened to the missing girl, and where she could be now.

The fresh hunt for evidence comes two weeks after Cleo went missing from her family’s tent in a mystery that has garnered international attention.

WA Police drone searches continuing at the Blowholes in Carnarvon.

Focusing on the water and cliffs edge where foot patrols have been unable to access.

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Police suspect Cleo was abducted from her tent at the Blowholes campground in Macleod, near Carnarvon in Western Australia’s north, on October 16, and have been collecting CCTV and dashcam footage ever since in a bid to find her.

Officers on Friday were back at the campsite using drones to explore dirt tracks, the water, and the family’s campsite, with the search resuming again on Saturday.

For the past week, detectives have been keen to find the driver of a vehicle seen by two people turning right off Blowholes Rd onto North West Coastal Hwy, heading towards Carnarvon, between 3am and 3.30am the day Cleo disappeared.

Four-year-old Cleo Smith disappeared from her family's tent in Western Australia during the early hours of October 16, sparking an extensive air, sea and ground search. Photo via Western Australian Police Force / AFP

Police have repeatedly indicated the person may not be a suspect but may have relevant information.

Asked on Friday whether police were growing more concerned about the car given so much time had passed without the person coming forward, Lead investigator Detective Superintendent Rod Wilde said: “It’s a priority for us to identify who was in that vehicle so we’d like that person to come forward … we haven’t identified that vehicle yet and we’d like to do so.”

A $1m reward has been offered by the state government for information that solves the girl’s mystery disappearance.

Supplied Carnarvon locals help in the search for Cleo Smith. Picture: ABC News

Superintendent Wilde previously revealed there had been more than 200 possible sightings of Cleo reported to police since she vanished but all had proved “unfruitful”.

He said on Friday that Cleo’s sleeping bag also remained missing despite some calls from the public.

Mother Ellie Smith and Cleo’s stepfather Jake Gliddon – who were camping with Cleo – have vehemently denied having any involvement in her disappearance.

Police have also repeatedly said they are not suspects, nor is Cleo’s father.

With Angie Raphael