Police were searching ovals, streets and water on Tuesday morning after they found evidence of a birth on the banks of the inner west’s river, sparking a desperate search for mother and child.
A woman appears to have given birth beside an inner Sydney river before disappearing, prompting a desperate overnight search for mother and child amid grave fears for their welfare.
On Tuesday morning, lines of police were seen checking Wills Ground near Wardell Road and street drains. Police confirmed divers would be searching parts of the Cooks River. The search resumed at first light on Tuesday morning after no sign of the woman or baby was found. Police divers are expected to be called in to scour the Cooks River for evidence.Police investigations will confirm whether the mother gave birth at that point on the bank of the river. They believe the material is too far from the road to have been thrown from the Wardell Road bridge.
The Cooks River – which runs from Chullora to the airport – is not deep, but is known as one of the most polluted urban rivers in Australia. It was once the dumping ground for heavy industry, and toxic residue is embedded in its riverbed.Police want anyone who might have seen a pregnant woman, or a woman in distress, near Lang Road or Wardell Road in Earlwood, or Tennent Parade or Ewen Park in Hurlstone Park, to contact police.
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