By Jeremy Sollars
BREAKING: POLICE have identified human remains found at Glen Aplin as those of missing Gold Coast man Jamie Hardgraves.
Detective Inspector David Isherwood told Brisbane media police didn’t know how Mr Hardgraves got to the location.
Mr Hardgraves’ last confirmed sighting was on CCTV footage in the Stanthorpe CBD in late May. This was after he hit a kangaroo near Texas and dumped his car, before hitchhiking into Stanthorpe.
Det Insp Isherwood said a post-mortem would begin later this week, possibly Thursday or Friday.
The last confirmed sighting of Mr Hardgraves, 43, was at Thiedke Road at Beaudesert on Tuesday 17 May.
On the evening of Tuesday 17 May he was also seen at a service station at Springwood.
Mr Hardgraves’ vehicle was located damaged at Stanthorpe-Texas Road early on 18 May, approximately 16 kilometres east of Texas.
While a tragic find, Det Insp Isherwood said this would bring much-needed closure to the family of the Gold Coast man.
He said the cause of death was not yet known.
“Until we have the post mortem I’m not going to really know,” he said.
“It may be some time.“
The remains were found at a Kerridges Road property at Glen Aplin about 5pm Thursday.
Det Insp Isherwood said the state of the remains suggested they had been at the location for some time, which was consistent with the timeframe in which Mr Hardgraves went missing.
He urged anyone who may have seen the deceased, particularly around the Glen Aplin area, at the time of his disappearance to contact police. “If anyone may have seen him … come forward,“ he said.
Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24 hours a day.
