Multiple Missing Persons Cases Reopened and Investigated

A volunteer team using cadaver detection dogs has found an 'area of interest' in the search for Cheryl Grimmer, a British girl who disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in Australia 55 years ago. The team reported the location to New South Wales Police, who are now on the scene and plan to conduct a search with specialist officers. Cheryl Grimmer was three when she vanished with her family having emigrated from Bristol. A previous trial of a suspect collapsed in 2019. Cheryl's brother Ricki Nash, who was seven at the time of her disappearance, has spent his life seeking answers and expressed mixed emotions about the potential discovery. The search team, led by Chris D'Arcy, has a history of success in cold cases. The Grimmer family hopes the finding will bring them closure after decades of uncertainty and grief.

Researchers from Purdue University are planning an expedition to Nikumaroro Island in the South Pacific to investigate a 'visual anomaly' detected in satellite imagery, which they believe could be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's lost plane. The team will use various techniques, including magnetometers and sonar devices, to scan the area and potentially dredge and lift the object from the water to identify it. The expedition is based on 'very strong' evidence that the object is Earhart's aircraft, although some experts have expressed skepticism. Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circle the world. Theories have abounded about their fate, with one suggesting they landed on Nikumaroro and were marooned before dying. If identified, the plane could be transported to Purdue University, where Earhart worked and the plane was originally funded.

A 4-year-old boy named August 'Gus' Lamont has gone missing in the Australian outback, prompting a major search operation involving the Australian Defence Force, South Australia Police, and various emergency services. Gus disappeared from his family's remote homestead on Saturday, and his family is 'devastated' by his disappearance. The search effort includes ground searches, air and dog units, drones, and a traditional Aboriginal tracker. Gus was last seen wearing a grey sun hat, a blue Despicable Me-style top, light grey trousers, and boots.

Irish police are trying to identify skeletal remains found at a construction site in County Cork four years ago. The remains are believed to be those of a 70-year-old woman who died between 1985 and 1987. Despite forensic examinations and comparisons with missing persons records, the woman's identity remains unknown. To aid in the identification, police have released facial reconstruction images created by a forensic specialist.