Missing man located after five years, Cairns
It was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time for a long-time missing man located in Cairns over the weekend.
In December 2010, a United States citizen, then 55-years of age, was reported missing while visiting Australia on a Tourist visa.
He was last sighted by a friend near Port Douglas, believed to be heading to the beach near Mossman with his green kayak. His kayak was later recovered from Wangetti Beach in January 2011. Friends, family and police were unable to make contact with him since 2010.
On Saturday night, officers investigating a matter in the Smithfield Division stumbled across the now 60-year-old man where he allegedly confessed to police that he had been listed as a missing person.
He has been featured regularly in police missing person’s articles since 2010 and police would like to thank members of the public who have contacted Crime Stoppers over the past five years with information and reported sightings of him.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has detained the man ahead of his removal from Australia.
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.
