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Des Carr cold case reopens as coroner investigates rodeo and pub brawl sightings
The family of a man who went missing while working in the Kimberley more than 40 years ago say they hope an inquest into his disappearance will give them closure.
Desmond Carr was working for the Main Roads Department on sealing part of the Great Northern Highway, just south of Broome, when he went missing on August 2, 1979.
Mr Carr was dropped off on the 10-kilometre stretch of road at about 8.30am, and his co-workers observed him working when they drove past him again at 3:00pm.
When they arrived to pick Mr Carr up an hour later, his steamroller had been left on and his lunch was still packed – but there was no trace of the 38-year-old.
Despite extensive searches by WA Police and locals, Mr Carr was never found.
The family of a man who went missing while working in the Kimberley more than 40 years ago say they hope an inquest into his disappearance will give them closure.
Desmond Carr was working for the Main Roads Department on sealing part of the Great Northern Highway, just south of Broome, when he went missing on August 2, 1979.
Mr Carr was dropped off on the 10-kilometre stretch of road at about 8.30am, and his co-workers observed him working when they drove past him again at 3:00pm.
When they arrived to pick Mr Carr up an hour later, his steamroller had been left on and his lunch was still packed – but there was no trace of the 38-year-old.
Despite extensive searches by WA Police and locals, Mr Carr was never found.
