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In Australia, more than 38,000 missing persons reports are received by police each year. While most people are found within a short period of time, there remain approximately 2,600 long term missing persons; those who have been missing for more than three months. Missing persons’ cases are investigated by State and Territory police.

Who is missing?

The National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) uses a variety of methods including this website to profile missing persons across the country. Our promotion of missing persons includes; Missing Persons Posters, Facebook and social media, outdoor advertising, partnerships with corporate supporters and through events such as International Missing Children’s Day and National Missing Persons Week.

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Please note: the cases listed do not represent every missing person in Australia that has been reported to police. The NMPCC profiles cases provided by State and Territory Missing Persons Units when the missing person is considered long-term. If you are searching for a specific missing person, or a person matching a specific description, please see our site search tips page.

Jens Anker Ventzel

The missing person Jens Anker Ventzel emigrated from Denmark to Australia in late 1960.

He is believed to have travelled to Katherine in the Northern Territory sometime shortly...

Missing Person Rowan Cook

Rowan COOK

Rowan Cook was last seen at Walpole Hardware Supplies on 2 October 2013 before walking back to his campsite off Aldridge Cove, Walpole. His abandoned campsite was located on 18...

Missing person from new south wales Neil Hyatt

Neil HYETT

Neil Hyett, aged 34, was last seen walking along the Charlotte Pass Road in Perisher on the 22nd of July, 1993.  Neil has not made contact or been seen by family or friends since...

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