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Missing Darkan Nurse Found Safe After Five-Day Search

The discovery ends a large community and agency operation that deployed technical leads and wide-area searches across south‑west Western Australia.

Overview

  • WA Police confirmed Ms King was located safe and well on June 29, bringing an end to the missing-person search.
  • Ms King had not been seen since June 24 and was last traced to a phone-tower ping east of Logue Brook Dam that guided search efforts.
  • Authorities believed she was travelling in a black Volkswagen Touareg, registration 1HSB569, and urged anyone with information to call 131 444.
  • The search expanded to multiple sites including Mount William Tower, Lake Brockman and Logue Brook Dam and used vehicles, helicopters and SES volunteers.
  • A community-led effort coordinated by Graeme Peirce involved about 50 local residents searching around Collie, Pinjarra and Boddington, and her return has eased concern in the tight-knit Darkan community where she is known as a nurse, farmer and organiser of the Darkan Sheep Fest.