Search, Pentland

Police are currently coordinating a search in a remote area near Pentland for a man reported missing yesterday.

The man in his 50s had been prospecting at the remote site around December 11 with another man before reportedly leaving the camp site.

The second man reported the other man missing to police yesterday with a search commenced in an effort to locate him.

The man’s vehicle was located yesterday afternoon abandoned near a creek with no sign of the man.

Investigations are underway into the circumstances around the man going missing with concerns being held for his welfare.

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.

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