Overview
- Specialist teams combed a 350-metre stretch of the Arthur River over two days and recovered five bones, two teeth and a Honda car key.
- Tasmania Police said the key was formally verified as belonging to Cremer, confirming a personal link to the recovery site.
- Forensic examination of the newly recovered remains and items is underway as authorities prepare to place the case with the state coroner.
- Search crews, including wilderness paramedics, were winched into remote terrain, forced to camp overnight and later extracted due to severe weather.
- Earlier breakthroughs included the discovery of a mobile phone in December and human remains believed to be a jawbone on 28 January, with volunteers contributing to the renewed searches.