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Family share last photo taken before Jeremiah Rivers disappeared as police resume land, air searches

The family of missing man Jeremiah Rivers has shared the last photo taken of the 27-year-old before he disappeared in remote southwest Queensland.

Jeremiah Rivers

The family of Jeremiah Rivers has renewed hope in their search for missing man Jeremiah Rivers, as police announce searches will resume on Saturday after earlier being called off.

Land and air searches will be carried out with police, SES volunteers and workers from local properties scouring the land for the 27-year-old, who disappeared in remote southwest Queensland on October 18.

Jeremiah Rivers was reported missing by friends after he failed to return from a walk near Wilsons River.
Jeremiah Rivers was reported missing by friends after he failed to return from a walk near Wilsons River.

Queensland Police reported that “additional resources continue to arrive at the isolated location to assist with the ongoing efforts as a result of the previous search and assessment of that area”.

Jeremiah was camping and fishing with friends near Wilsons River, 20km south of Noccundra, when he disappeared.

His friends reported him missing when he went for a walk and never returned.

Jeremiah was camping and fishing with friends near Wilsons River, 20km south of Noccundra, when he disappeared.
Jeremiah was camping and fishing with friends near Wilsons River, 20km south of Noccundra, when he disappeared.

Family and friends of Jeremiah have travelled to Noccundra from Western Australia and the Northern Territory to search for him, including his mother Joanne, and his aunt and uncle Belinda and Digby Rivers.

“The detectives are here again today and tomorrow to take statements and go down to the search site to lock in the GPS coordinates of footprints seen in the search area,” Belinda Rivers posted to Facebook.

“The local station manager has been helping us and he's going to take his gyrocopter out again to help the search.

“We will not give up on our son.”

The family of Jeremiah Rivers have shared the last photo taken of the 27-year-old before he went missing.
The family of Jeremiah Rivers have shared the last photo taken of the 27-year-old before he went missing.

Ms Rivers shared the last photo taken of Jeremiah before he disappeared, wearing a Chicago bulls singlet and dark green cargo pants.

Jeremiah is described as Aboriginal, approximately 185cm tall, with a slim build and a tattoo of a cross under his right arm.

A GoFundMe page was set up to help Jeremiah’s family, which can be found HERE.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Quote this reference number: QP2101952559.

Originally published as Family share last photo taken before Jeremiah Rivers disappeared as police resume land, air searches

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/roma/family-share-last-photo-taken-before-jeremiah-rivers-disappeared-as-police-resume-land-air-searches/news-story/7437b6459cddbcad487afdce54344dce