Up the Back - The Disappearance of Garry Conwell

On a winter morning in 2024, Garry Conwell told his partner he was heading up the back to check the cattle. He went out in a dressing gown and work boots, because he wasn't going far.

His quad bike was found by a creek about fifteen minutes' walk from his own kitchen. Not bogged. Not damaged. Nobody on it.

What followed was the biggest search that district has ever seen. Helicopters, drones, sonar, police rescue, SES, cadaver dogs. On 265 acres, they found two things.

Police told the family a disorientated man couldn't have gone far. They also couldn't find him. Both of those can't be true.

Garry's story comes from LOST, the new book from Nicole Morris, Director of the Australian Missing Persons Register, out July 28th. https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/lost/

If you know anything about the disappearance of Garry Conwell, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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