Search for William Tyrrell carries on as his family mourn his seventh birthday milestone

The bush search for William Tyrrell is continuing during a ‘particularly tough’ milestone, as his family mark the little boy’s seventh birthday.

William was just three years old, playing in the yard of his foster grandmother’s home on Benaroon Drive in Kendall, New South Wales, when he went missing in September 2014.

A month-long search forensic search for William is into its third week, as volunteers help the Strike Force Rosann team look near where he went missing.

The bush search for William Tyrrell is continuing during a ‘particularly tough’ milestone, as his family mark the little boy’s seventh birthday

William was just three years old, playing in the yard of his foster grandmother's home on Benaroon Drive in Kendall, New South Wales, when he went missing in September 2014

William was just three years old, playing in the yard of his foster grandmother’s home on Benaroon Drive in Kendall, New South Wales, when he went missing in September 2014

A month-long search forensic search for William is into its third week, as volunteers help the Strike Force Rosann team look near where he went missing

A month-long search forensic search for William is into its third week, as volunteers help the Strike Force Rosann team look near where he went missing

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin said investigators' thoughts were with William's family

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin said investigators’ thoughts were with William’s family

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin said investigators’ thoughts were with William’s family.

‘While we are obviously thinking of William and his loved ones every day, today is particularly tough as we know it’s another milestone without answers,’ he told the Illawarra Mercury.

‘As such, our focus remains on providing his family with answers, and our investigation, along with the search of bushland at Kendall, is continuing today.’

Volunteers are helping police by clearing dense scrub in sections of the search area.

The new search has a forensic focus and is focused on an area of three square kilometres.

The purpose of the evidence they are looking to gather is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that William’s disappearance was due to human intervention and not ‘misadventure’.

Volunteers are helping police by clearing dense scrub in sections of the search area

Volunteers are helping police by clearing dense scrub in sections of the search area

The new search has a forensic focus and is focused on an area of three square kilometres

The new search has a forensic focus and is focused on an area of three square kilometres

Fifty officers are helping with the bush search surrounding the house where William was last seen.

The property was owned by his grandmother, and he was visiting with his foster family on the day he went missing.

Det Insp Jubelin said police had not given up on the investigation.

‘We are committed to finding out what happened to William. We are mindful it has been three-and-a-half years since William disappeared and we still have not solved this matter.’

Fifty officers are helping with the bush search surrounding the house where William was last seen

Fifty officers are helping with the bush search surrounding the house where William was last seen

The property was owned by his grandmother, and he was visiting with his foster family on the day he went missing

The property was owned by his grandmother, and he was visiting with his foster family on the day he went missing

If the case can’t be solved from a criminal perspective then it will go to an inquest.

Among the lines of inquiry are allegations of a paedophile ring, operating from the mid-north coast of New South Wales. 

A $1million reward for William’s recovery still stands.

Among the lines of inquiry are allegations of a paedophile ring, operating from the mid-north coast of New South Wales

Among the lines of inquiry are allegations of a paedophile ring, operating from the mid-north coast of New South Wales



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