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Army personnel, SES volunteers and police joined local residents in the search for missing man Luke Fergusson (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 25, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police are still awaiting the results of a forensic investigation into human remains found in the Okeden area last week.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said on Monday they did not expect a formal identification to be made “for some time”.<\/p>\n

A member of the public reported the discovery of a body near a creek on September 18.<\/p>\n

There are fears it could be Luke Fergusson, 28, who went missing from the Stalworth area on June 9.<\/p>\n

An extensive search of bushland and properties in the Proston, Stalworth, Abbeywood and Kinleymore areas was scaled back on June 18.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police, SES, rural fighters, Defence Force personnel, divers and local residents were involved in the search.<\/p>\n

Aircraft, drones and volunteers on foot, quad bikes and horseback searched a five kilometre radius around the property where Luke was last seen near Kinleymore.<\/p>\n

The operation also covered searches of nearby townships.<\/p>\n

Temperatures in the area dropped to below zero on several nights while the search was under way.<\/p>\n

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