‘We just want her home’: Heartbroken family scours bushland for missing Steph
The family of Stephanie Cordery is continuing to search for her in remote bushland after police scaled back the official investigation into her disappearance. Cordery was last seen on August 5, and her car was discovered abandoned on her boyfriend's property.
Why it matters
The case highlights the emotional toll on families when official missing persons searches are suspended and the challenges of investigating disappearances in remote terrain.
Share article Stephanie Cordery vanished seemingly without a trace almost a month ago.
The 42-year-old was last seen on August 5, and her car later turned up on her boyfriend’s remote property in northern NSW.
Stephanie Cordery vanished seemingly without a trace almost a month ago. A Current Affair
Police told her family they’ve called off the search, so they’ve gone looking for themselves deep in dense bushland.
“We’ve searched, I don’t know, probably 50 to 60 kilometres through the bush. Can’t really find any leads, any clues to her whereabouts out here,” Stephanie’s cousin Jamie told A Current Affair .
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