This hidden track near the home William Tyrrell disappeared from three years ago could be the escape route used by his kidnappers.
The three-year-old boy, who would now be six, was last seen playing in his foster grandmother’s garden in Kendall on the NSW Mid North Coast on September 12, 2014.
Eerie images taken just metres from the garden show a windy dirt path which quickly leads into rugged bushland.
This hidden track near the home William Tyrrell disappeared from three years ago could be the escape route used by his kidnappers
The three-year-old boy, who would now be six, was last seen playing in his foster grandmother’s garden in Kendall on the NSW Mid North Coast on September 12, 2014
A Walk 4 William advocate told news.com.au the track, which cannot be seen on an aerial view on Google Earth, is accessible with a 4WD vehicle.
It is alleged the track connects with a local cemetery before leading to Batar Creek Road – a major thoroughfare and a possible ‘escape route’ from the area.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Police regarding the possibility the track may have been used by William’s abductors.
It comes as the boy’s foster family renewed a national appeal for information that might deliver him back into their arms, exactly three years after he vanished.
Eerie images taken just metres from the home William dissapeared from show a windy dirt path which quickly leads into rugged bushland
William’s foster family renewed a national appeal for information that might deliver him back into their arms, exactly three years after he vanished
William would have celebrated his sixth birthday in June and his carers say they’ve endured ‘unspeakable heartache’ and ‘endless tears’.
‘William, we will never stop loving you… We will never stop looking for you,’ they said in a statement on Monday.
Senior police insist the investigation is ‘very much ongoing’ and a $1million reward for information leading to his return remains on offer.
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin, the lead investigator in the search, admits he is frustrated the case remains unsolved.
A Walk 4 William advocate said the track, which cannot be seen on an aerial view on Google Earth, is accessible with a 4WD vehicle
‘William, we will never stop loving you… ‘We will never stop looking for you,’ his foster family said in a statement on Monday
He urged the public to remain vigilant for suspicious behaviour from friends or relatives.
‘We’re not giving up on this investigation… It doesn’t sit well with me personally that three years down the track we haven’t solved (it),’ he said.
A Court of Appeal decision last month allowed William’s in-care status to be made public, along with the identity of his biological mother Karlie Tyrrell and father Brendan Collins.
Collins, also known as ‘Bonesy’, has been described as a ‘career criminal’ by some reports. But a relative said: ‘I wouldn’t say he’s made a career out of it’.
Karlie Tyrrell, left, and her estranged partner, William’s father and ex-con Brendan Collins
Senior police insist the investigation is ‘very much ongoing’ and a $1million reward for information leading to William’s return remains on offer
He has served time in jail – and has reportedly faced court for drug offences on several occasions – but was released from prison in March.
Karlie is now focused on raising her two boys: ‘I don’t want everyone’s sympathy,’ she has told Daily Mail Australia.
William’s foster family remains out of the media spotlight.
‘I’ve got nothing but admiration for them, the way they’re handling the situation,’ Det Chief Insp Jubelin said.
‘It is basically a living nightmare.’
Members of both the biological and foster family have been ruled out as persons of interest.
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin, the lead investigator in the search, admits he is frustrated the case remains unsolved