Police divers search Kendall dam for William Tyrrell’s remains

Two officers are examining a two-metre deep dam 1km from house formerly owned by William’s foster grandmother.

Police divers search a dam less than 500 metres from the dig site as Strike Force Rosann detectives continue the search for William Tyrrell's remains near Kendall. Picture: Peter Lorimer.

Police divers searched a dam and creek near the NSW mid-north coast town of Kendall on Thursday in renewed attempts to find the remains of missing boy William Tyrrell.

Two officers with scuba equipment spent several hours diving in the murky brown water, which was about 2m deep.

Another officer in a wetsuit searched the edges of the dam on private property near the search area being combed by Public Order Riot Squad and ­Oper­ational Support Group officers.

The three divers also slowly made their way up a creek inside the bushland area.

The dam is just over 1km from the house previously owned by William’s foster grandmother, from where he vanished in 2014 during a visit with his foster parents. It has previously been searched.

Police divers at William Tyrrell's late foster grandmother's home on Wednesday. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian

It is understood police are searching for William’s remains in the belief he was placed in the bush rather than buried. Officers were reportedly told any potential remains of William would be in the dam or creek only if they had naturally moved from their original location over time.

The diving team, comprising about half a dozen officers, ­arrived in Kendall on Wednesday and inspected two water tanks at the house where William was last seen.

They used a camera and light attached to a pole to ­inspect an above-ground water tank at the front of the property and an underground tank in a nearby garden, both of which have previously been searched by police.

Police divers search a dam less than 500 metres from the dig site as Strike Force Rosann detectives continue the search near Kendall for William Tyrrell's remains. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer.

Up until Wednesday, the search had so far focused on bushland, with police bagging several pieces of material, and sending it to Sydney for analysis.

So far it is understood police have found about 20 pieces of evidence. Searching officers are under the instruction of forensic ­experts, eight crime scene officers, a ­forensic grave archaeologist, an anthropologist and a ­hydrologist.