Human remains have been found at two beaches on the NSW mid-north coast more than a week after a man disappeared in the same area.
Police made the grisly find at Little Bay near Lighthouse Beach and the nearby Miners Beach in Port Macquarie.
The remains will be sent for forensic examination, with police awaiting results before they are able to formally confirm the identity of the person. Human remains were found at Miners Beach and Little Bay in Port Macquarie on Monday morning. Picture: GoogleMonday’s find comes more than a week after Mark James, 56, disappeared at Lighthouse Beach.Police spent days searching the land and water for the man to no avail after his family found his red RAV4 at Tacking Point lighthouse.
The search had been assisted by Polair, Surf Lifesaving NSW, Marine Rescue and the State Emergency Service.The find comes more than a week after Mark James was reported missing. Picture: NSW Police
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