Mum sends eerie text days before being found dead in WA bushland

Missing mum Felicity Shadbolt sent a tragic text message just days before she was found dead in the Western Australian bush.

The body of a West Australian mum, who went missing on Sunday after setting out on a bushwalk in the Pilbara region, has been found days after her disappearance.

Felicity Shadbolt, 36, regularly went bushwalking in the Pilbara region in the north of the state and on the tracks around Mount Nameless but her family became concerned when she failed to come home on Sunday.

Missing WA woman Felicity Shadbolt.

The mum-of-two was last seen in her hometown of Tom Price before heading out into the bush at about 11.30am.

At 12.50pm Ms Shadbolt reportedly sent a text message saying she would be “home in 20 minutes”.

But something happened in that short time and she never made it home.

Dozens of SES volunteers, another 20 community volunteers and 13 police officers from Tom Price and Karratha spent four days searching for the mum, even bringing in aerial support to try and find her.

SES volunteers work on Tuesday to find clues. Picture: WA Police

Dozens of police and volunteers were involved in the search. Picture: WA Police

But after four days of searching in days exceeding 40C heat, WA Police confirmed last night Ms Shadbolt’s body had been found not far from where she first started her walk.

It’s understood the 36-year-old’s body was found by a member of the public around 7pm last night near Tom Price Caravan Park.