Police were unable to check inside many of the shacks immediately because most were bolted shut with padlocks. 'Those police did a really good and thorough job,' Mr Wilde said. Police were unable to check inside many of the shacks immediately because most were bolted shut with padlocks Inspector Jon Munday initially told the public police arrived 'about mid-morning' at the scene, but this was proven incorrect on Friday.īy 11am, homicide detectives had been sent to the area and police were already searching cars in and out of the campsite. 'Police arrived at 7.10am and by 7.26am set up a protected site,' he revealed. On Friday morning local time (2pm AEST), Detective Superintendent Rob Wilde revealed Ellie first called 000 at 6.23am - despite initial reports she searched the campground for hours before police arrived. Police have revealed they were on the scene less than an hour after Cleo Smith's mother woke up and found her four-year-old missing. 'Ellie and Jake would do anything for anyone. 'How many times have the police and media said that the parents aren't suspects? Countless times, but people still don't believe them,' they said. They also hit back at trolls who have pointed the finger at the family for the sudden disappearance - even though police have ruled out the mother and stepfather as suspects. The friend claimed they had early suspicions as it was unlikely a four-year-old girl would be able to walk very far on her own through the surrounding rugged terrain. Police now believe that Cleo had been abducted from the family tent she was sleeping in on the night she vanished. The family friend said hope of finding the little girl was slowly beginning to fade before it was replaced by a much more sinister fear. There's a bigger fish to fry than giving everyone a fine that's trying to find Cleo.' 'I don't think anyone gave a f*** if they got caught by police. 'So he overtook me when we got on the bitumen,' they said. They claimed the uncle frantically overtook them while driving on the road in order to reach the campground and begin searching as soon as possible. The family friend recalled a shaken and distraught Ellie trying to comfort Isla while the family joined the search.Ĭleo's uncle was also among the search party who arrived at the campground around the same time as the family friend.
Cleo had been sleeping in a family tent with her mother Ellie (left), 18-month-old sister Isla and stepdad Jake Gliddon (right) when she disappeared with her sleeping bagĬleo had been sleeping in a family tent with her mother Ellie, 18-month-old sister Isla and stepdad Jake Gliddon when she disappeared with her sleeping bag.
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