Emergency services will be recommencing the search for a man last seen in Tweed Heads last year.
Patrick Liedke, 39, was last seen between 1pm and 2pm on Monday, 22 April, 2024 at Gray Street, Tweed Heads West.
When he failed to return and could not be located or contacted, officers attached to the Tweed-Byron Police District were notified and commenced enquiries into his whereabouts.
As part of those inquiries, extensive multi-agency coordinated land searches of the Piggabeen and Currumbin Valley areas were conducted over several days by local police with the assistance of QLD Police, VRA Rescue NSW and State Emergency Service (SES); however, they were suspended on Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Today (Saturday, 21 June, 2025), police – with assistance from over 100 SES and VRA members – will be conducting a further search of bushland around the Tweed Heads area.
The search will coincide with a planned training operation and is planned to take place over the whole weekend.
As inquiries into Patrick’s whereabouts continue, anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Every missing person deserves to be found and the NSW Police Force dedicates significant resources and effort to locate individuals who are reported missing.
Police diligently pursue all lines of inquiry and explore every available lead in their quest to reunite families and bring closure to communities.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
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