China News Service, October 21. According to the Chinese website of The Australian, a 4-year-old Australian girl was found missing the next morning while camping with her family.
Western Australian police highly suspect that the girl has been kidnapped.
At present, the police have provided a huge bounty of up to 1 million Australian dollars (approximately RMB 4.78 million), hoping to obtain relevant clues.
A few days ago, a 4-year-old Australian girl was camping with her family and was found missing the next morning.
Western Australian police highly suspect that the girl has been kidnapped.
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According to reports, Cleo Smith and his family went to a seaside camping site in Carnarvon, Western Australia. The next morning, he was found to have disappeared with a sleeping bag.
The girl has been missing for 6 days.
Western Australia Governor Mark McGowan said the bounty will be paid to people who provide clues to find Cleo, or people who participated in the disappearance can be arrested and convicted.
He said, "During this unimaginably difficult time, all Western Australians sympathize with Cleo's family."
"We are all praying for a positive result."
Western Australian Police Minister Paul Papalia said this situation is the "worst nightmare" for every parent.
"I have been informed that all available police resources will be used for this investigation, and I have made an assurance that the government will support any request made by the police to help resolve this case."
According to reports, the Western Australian police have conducted extensive sea, land and air searches, and a special task force composed of more than 100 police officers has been established.
The leader of the working group said, “Given the information we collected from the scene and the search has been going on for so long, we have not been able to find her... We believe that she was taken away from the tent.”
According to reports, the search is continuing.
Search personnel include the Australian Defence Force, the State Emergency Services Agency and local business volunteers.
At present, more than 20 square kilometers of area have been searched.
The police revealed that there are 10 to 20 registered sex offenders living in Caernarfon.
Allegedly, the police have confirmed and talked with all registered sex offenders in the area, but no suspects related to the case have been found.