Remains found in bushland north of Sydney have been identified as those of Gaida Coote, 84, who went missing in December 2014.
Skeletal remains found in bushland north of Sydney have been identified as an elderly nature lover who went missing more than four years ago.
A crime scene was established and a bag of gardening tools was found nearby in a search, NSW Police said on Sunday.on December 3, 2014. The coroner criticised police, at the time, for hesitating to file a missing persons report after Ms Coote's daughter reported the elderly woman missing. Massive search efforts in the week that followed, which included police, SES, Rural Fire Service, National Parks, council employees, the bush care group, PolAir and the dog squad, failed to locate any sign of the missing woman in the rough terrain.
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