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NSW Police Launch Two-Day River Search for Bowraville Teen Missing Since 1990

Specialist marine officers are targeting Nambucca River sites to recover remains that could progress the Bowraville murder inquiry.

Overview

  • Homicide detectives began a two-day operation on Friday with Marine Area Command support in Bowraville and Macksville.
  • Day one focuses beneath Wilson Bridge in Macksville, with day two planned behind private property on Park Road in Bowraville.
  • Colleen Walker‑Craig was 16 when she was last seen in September 1990, and her weighted‑down clothing was later found in the Nambucca River.
  • Her body has never been recovered, and the NSW coroner determined she had died and was most likely murdered.
  • A $1 million reward remains on offer, and police urge anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.