Carl Dudley STEIN
Carl Dudley STEIN
Carl Dudley Stein was last seen on 25 July 2004 in a canoe near the mouth of the Inglis River in Tasmania’s north-west. Extensive land, air and sea searches were conducted. The canoe was eventually located however Carl remains a missing person.
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An intensified search off Tasmania's north-west coast has failed to find any trace of a canoeist missing for the past week.
During the weekend, police stepped up their hunt for Carl Stein, 35, who disappeared near Wynyard while trying to retrieve a model boat.
Despite the efforts of about 75 people, neither Mr Stein nor his equipment were found.
Police Inspector Bill Wynwood says he is surprised there has not been a single sighting.
Police will continue to monitor beaches in the area and members of the public are asked to remain vigilant.
Police will continue a shoreline search today for the body of Carl Stein, 35, after a possible sighting of his body in the Inglis River, near Wynyard in north-western Tasmania, late yesterday.
Mr Stein was last seen in his canoe at the river mouth 10 days ago.
Inspector Bill Wynwood says the possible sighting creates a complex emotional situation for the Mr Stein's family.
"We're not able to say to the family one way or the other that this is a positive sighting, but it is reasonable that we should update them on this information," Inspector Wynwood said.
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a canoe which might have been the one paddled by a Wynyard man when he went missing at sea in 2004.
The friend — who lent Mr Stein the canoe that day and was with him when he got into trouble on the water — spotted a craft he believed to be the vessel in a yard at Wynyard at the weekend.
Coroner Ian Mattherson found Mr Stein was a missing person presumed drowned.
It is understood the canoe was found by someone camping at West Takone, at the edge of the Arthur River a few years ago.
It was then passed on to someone else who kept it in their yard — where it was spotted.
The family says finding the canoe might not bring Carl back but it could ultimately provide some answers to what happened to him and his final resting place.
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a canoe which might have been the one paddled by a Wynyard man when he went missing at sea in July 2004
No trace of Carl Stein, or the canoe he was in at the time, was found after the craft was swamped in the mouth of the Inglis River.
The 35-year-old father of three was trying to retrieve his model boat when the accident occurred.