Body found in cattle dip identified as missing grandmother Yvonne Whear
Police have identified the body of missing grandmother Yvonne Whear, found in a disused cattle dip in northern New South Wales. Authorities are now treating the case as a homicide and have formed a strike force to investigate.
Why it matters
The discovery provides closure to a missing persons case and initiates a major criminal investigation into a suspicious death in a rural area.
A body found in a Tweed Valley stock dip has been identified as Yvonne Whear. ( Supplied )
A woman's body was found last Monday, partially submerged in a disused livestock dip at Terragon, 20 kilometres south of Murwillumbah.
Police have identified the body as that of missing grandmother Yvonne Whear.
NSW Police has formed a taskforce to investigate her death, which is being treated as a homicide.
Link copied Share Share article The body of a woman found in a cattle dip near Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales last week has been identified as that of missing grandmother Yvonne Whear.
The 73-year-old was last seen driving near Murwillumbah on February 19.
A pair of trail bike riders found the body while riding on a track through a property at Kyogle Road, Terragon at about 11:20am on October 5.
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