Desperate search for missing childcare worker, 22, after his dog was left in his Brisbane apartment and his unlocked car was found in Byron Bay
- A land and water search is underway for a missing Queensland man
- Samuel Thompson, 22, has not been seen since Tuesday morning
- His dog was found in his home and his car unlocked in Byron Bay
- Police are treating the disappearance as a possible homicide
A land and water search is underway for a missing Queensland man after his car was found abandoned.
Samuel Thompson, 22, has not been seen since Tuesday morning and his friends and family have been unable to reach him through social media or on his mobile phone.
Investigators have 'grave concerns' for the childcare worker's welfare, police said.
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Samuel Thompson, 22, has not been seen since Tuesday morning and his friends and family have been unable to reach him through social media or on his mobile phone
His dog was found unattended in home in Albion, a Brisbane suburb on Thursday. It had been abandoned in the a partment for two days - something that added to investigators' 'suspicion'
Mr Thompson's orange Ford Mustang car (pictured) was discovered unlocked near Byron Bay, NSW on Thursday and his dog was left unattended in his apartment
A land and water search is underway for the missing Queensland man as police fear he may have been murdered
His dog was found unattended in home in Albion, a Brisbane suburb on Thursday.
It had been abandoned in the apartment for two days - something that added to investigators' 'suspicion,' the police spokesperson said.
Mr Thompson's orange Ford Mustang car was discovered unlocked near Byron Bay, NSW on Thursday.
That location, as well as other spots around Brisbane, were considered possible search areas, police said.
'People do go missing all the time, but normally those people aren't of good physical and mental health, they aren't surrounded by friends and loved ones, and there is usually some explanation and there is a note left and something else,' Detective Inspector Tim Tresize told ABC[4].
'In this case, it is a complete mystery.'
Search crews were spotted near Deep Water Bend, in the northern Brisbane suburb of Bald Hills, on Saturday afternoon.
Mr Thompson had been spotted there before his car was found in Byron Bay, police said.
Search crews were spotted near Deep Water Bend, in the northern Brisbane suburb of Bald Hills, on Saturday afternoon
It was believed that search was related to Mr Thompson's disappearance
A land and water search is underway for Samuel Thompson, 22, who disappeared on Tuesday
Mr Thompson left his apartment at 9.30am on Tuesday, by himself and seemingly in good health
Last September Mr Thompson was robbed by masked men who stole his car, police said.
Investigators said there was nothing that suggested that incident and the disappearance were related, but th ey are not ruling it out.
Mr Thompson wrote about the robbery on his Facebook page, listing eight wrist watches, a Louis Vuitton bag, a pair of Gucci loafers, and his Ford Mustang among the items stolen.
The car was located shortly after the theft.
Mr Thompson left his apartment at 9.30am on Tuesday, by himself and seemingly in good health.
He is described as Caucasian, 180cm tall, with brown hair and brown eyes.
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