The Australian Defence Force has been called in to help search a waste facility for the body of a missing retired Brisbane teacher, who police believe was dumped in a wheelie bin.
Police have given search crews photographs of the clothes they believe Lesley Trotter, 78, was wearing when she was last seen at her Toowong home.
The keen hiker and respected former teacher disappeared from her home in late March, with police investigating whether she had met with foul play. The search is expected to take up to three weeks, with staff to be decontaminated after each day’s search.
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