The significant look for a Sydney bushwalker who had actually been missing out on for nearly 2 weeks has actually ended after his body was discovered in bushland south of Campbelltown. Skilled bushwalker Darren Banks, 57, left home for an over night journey in the Southern Highlands on March 15 and was not seen or spoken with given that. His household raised the alarm when he didn’t return or call them over the list below days, reporting him missing on March 19. Newsletters: Breaking news as it takes place. Subscribe now Police discovered his cars and truck at the Starlight Trail at Wattle Ridge on March 21 and think he might have been bushwalking towards Ahearn Lookout or Emmetts Flat camping site, about an hour south of Campbelltown. “The body of a male has actually been found in bushland south of Campbelltown,” NSW Police stated on Thursday afternoon. “Police will prepare a report for the info of the Coroner after a 57-year-old male reported missing out on from Macquarie Fields has actually been discovered deceased.” While Banks was a skilled outdoorsman, his minimal food supply would just have actually lasted a couple of days– not weeks, Detective Inspector Andrew Mackay stated before the grim discovery. “Darren enjoys bushwalking, he’s camping the majority of his time,” Mackay stated. Mackay included that Banks’ failure to call household was “out of character”. “We have not had the ability to find any sight of him apart from his car,” Mackay stated. “We’re really worried for his well-being.” The prevalent search to find Banks covered all tracks leading away from his automobile. Banks’ phone was left at his home and, while he had a GPS gadget on him, Mackay stated it was not able to interact with a satellite. Mackay explained the off-trail surface within the search location as “extremely challenging” with “rugged bushland”.
Significant look for bushwalker missing out on for 2 weeks in Wattle Ridge, NSW
