Australia Patrick Liedke, 39, missing since 22 April 2024, Tweed Heads NSW Australia

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A search has resumed this morning for a man missing since last Monday on the Far North Coast.

Patrick Liedke, 39, was last seen between 1pm and 2pm on Monday (22 April 2024) at Gray Street, Tweed Heads West.

When he failed to return and could not be located or contacted, officers attached to the Tweed-Byron Police District were notified and commenced enquiries into his whereabouts.

Police hold concerns for Patricks’ welfare due to a medical condition. He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, solid build, 183cm tall with short brown hair and brown eyes.

Patrick’s car was found on a property at Cherry Bush Drive, Cobaki, on Friday morning (26 April 2024), but believe it may have been there since Tuesday (23 April 2024).

Inquiries by police have confirmed Patrick was seen outside a property near today’s search area on Tuesday.

Today’s search will focus on the Piggabeen area, about 15km west of Tweed Heads, and will involve local police assisted by more than 20 State Emergency Service (SES) members and family members.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

 

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Family of missing man rallies team of volunteers to help find him after police call off search

Family of missing Tweed Heads man Patrick Liedke pleads for community help to find him​

The sister of a man missing for the past two weeks in bushland around the New South Wales-Queensland border has rallied a team of volunteers to continue a search for him.

Patrick Liedke, 39, was last seen west of Tweed Heads on April 22.

His car was found on April 26 on a property at nearby Cobaki, and a multi-agency search operation was launched the following day.

The multi-agency co-ordinated search was suspended on May 1.

Nicole Liedke said police had told her they could not resource a full-scale operation without fresh evidence to narrow the search area.

Since then she has been out every day scouring bushland in the area with the help of volunteers, including off-duty police and rescue specialists.

A map shows the path taken by drones used to search an area about 15 kilometres west of Tweed Heads.(Supplied: Philip Benfield)
Ms Liedke said she had strong hopes her brother was still out there.

"I believe that if anyone was missing, if you were missing, if one of your family was missing, you'd hope that no-one would give up on you, that no-one would stop searching for you," she said.

"He's my little brother, my job is to protect him and I am always going to be searching for him.

"We have power as people, we see a lot, so it could just be a stroke of luck that you could see him."