Overview

• Peter Willoughby was reported missing on Sunday after becoming separated from his group while trying to retrieve a bogged car near the Hollybank forest reserve north‑east of Launceston.
• The operation entered a second day with mounted search teams, drones, all‑terrain vehicles, a rescue helicopter and a specialist wilderness paramedic deployed.
• Search efforts are focused on scrub around Excalibur Road as well as Goulds Road, extending south toward Patersonia as crews continue ground and aerial sweeps.
• Authorities cite cold, wet and windy conditions with wind chill as a risk factor for hypothermia, noting he was last seen in a dark blue jumper, blue jeans and sneakers.
• Police urge anyone who sees Willoughby or has information to call 131 444.