Overview

• Victoria Police said a Goomalibee property and a man intercepted in Undera were ruled out after Wednesday’s planned operation near Benalla.
• Nearly 100 extra Public Order Response Team officers and specialist search dogs from Queensland have been deployed for an additional sweep of Mount Buffalo National Park.
• Mount Buffalo National Park remains closed at police request as intensive ground searches continue in steep, heavily vegetated terrain.
• More than 200 officers continue to rotate through the High Country, with no confirmed sightings of Dezi Freeman since August 26.
• A $1 million reward with possible indemnity remains on offer, police have logged about 1,400 public tips, and the search area has exceeded 40 square kilometres by foot and air.