Overview

• Superintendent Brett Kahan said investigators believe Freeman is alive and being assisted by people in the community, warning that harbouring him is a serious crime.
• Police extended a previously offered surrender plan to anyone aiding Freeman and opened a daily mobile reporting hub in Bright to gather information.
• More than 400–450 officers, helicopters and armoured vehicles remain deployed across Victoria’s High Country, with the forward command post now in Ovens and Mount Buffalo National Park closed.
• Freeman’s wife, Amalia, publicly urged him to surrender after being interviewed and released with their 15-year-old son, as police noted a distinction between speaking with investigators and fully cooperating.
• A 61-year-old Bright man was charged with possessing an imitation firearm and cannabis after a raid during the search, and he has denied knowing Freeman while being bailed to face court on October 3.