West Australian Premier Mark McGowan will make an important announcement about missing four-year-old Cleo Smith. 

The premier announced on Thursday he would address the media at 12.30pm local time (3.30pm AEST) to ‘support the investigation into the disappearance of Cleo’.

Taskforce RODIA has been established to help piece together the events leading to and immediately after Cleo’s disappearance. 

Mr McGowan has previously thanked volunteers and emergency services crews for their tireless efforts in trying to find Cleo earlier this week.

The four-year-old Carnarvon girl has been missing for six days after she disappeared from a tent she shared with her mum, stepdad and baby sister on Saturday.  

Friends of Cleo's family said the smart four-year-old (pictured) 'wouldn't just wander' away from the tent

Friends of Cleo's family said the smart four-year-old (pictured) 'wouldn't just wander' away from the tent

Friends of Cleo’s family said the smart four-year-old (pictured) ‘wouldn’t just wander’ away from the tent

The search for Cleo has entered a sixth day with crews continuing to scour the area

The search for Cleo has entered a sixth day with crews continuing to scour the area

The search for Cleo has entered a sixth day with crews continuing to scour the area

She was last seen when she woke her mum Ellie Smith up about 1.30am to ask for a sip of water. When Ms Smith was woken again about 6am to feed Cleo’s sister Isla, she realised Cleo and her sleeping bag were gone.

The family had only arrived at the campsite about 6.30pm on Friday for a weekend getaway. 

Ms Smith has been visiting the Blowholes campsite since she was a little girl and Cleo was also familiar with the area. 

Mr McGowan previously said he, like everyone, was hoping for a happy outcome and that little Cleo would be reunited with her family sooner rather than later. 

‘To every officer and volunteer involved in search can I say thank you for your efforts on behalf of the Smith family,’ he said. 

‘To Cleo’s family and on behalf of West Australians, we are thinking of you at this difficult time.’ 

The four-year-old Carnarvon local has been missing for six days after she disappeared from a tent she shared with her mum, stepdad and baby sister in the dead of night on Saturday

The four-year-old Carnarvon local has been missing for six days after she disappeared from a tent she shared with her mum, stepdad and baby sister in the dead of night on Saturday

The four-year-old Carnarvon local has been missing for six days after she disappeared from a tent she shared with her mum, stepdad and baby sister in the dead of night on Saturday 

But hopes are fast fading that Cleo will be found near the campsite as it becomes increasingly likely she was abducted. 

There are concerns she ‘could be anywhere’ and could have travelled eight hours before police even arrived at the scene to assist with the search on Saturday morning. 

Search crews have vowed to continue scouring the campsite until they’re absolutely certain she’s no longer there.

‘Whilst time is not on our side… there have been instances in the past where even small children lost in remote areas still being found safe and well,’ acting Deputy Police Commissioner Darryl Gaunt said.

‘There’s been some rain that gives us hope that there’s water on the ground, those type of things which, you know, we take all of these things on as a positive, and we keep searching with every bit of energy that we have.’ 

Mr McGowan will be joined by Police Minister Paul Papalia and Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch when he addresses the media on Thursday. 

Police say they do not yet have any suspects in relation to Cleo’s disappearance.  

Little Cleo Smith's mother is holding out hope that the four-year-old will 'come home' to her

Little Cleo Smith's mother is holding out hope that the four-year-old will 'come home' to her

Little Cleo Smith’s mother is holding out hope that the four-year-old will ‘come home’ to her

Ms Smith made a harrowing statement about 6.20am on Thursday morning – exactly six days after she discovered her eldest daughter was missing.

‘I miss you. I love you. Please come home to me,’ the mother-of-two said.

Early on Thursday morning, she spoke publicly to share the missing child poster that was created by strangers and distributed widely across the nation.

The poster illustrates the red and grey sleeping bag that disappeared with Cleo along with a number to call police. 

She also shared a fresh picture of Cleo enjoying a Cornetto ice-cream in a leopard print jumpsuit. Her pink scooter was visible in the background.

‘My sweet girl, come home to me,’ Ms Smith captioned the photo. 

Cleo’s family have told detectives they will remain at the campsite, hopeful the little girl will wander back in.

Ellie Smith made a harrowing statement about 6am on Thursday morning - exactly six days after she discovered her eldest daughter was missing

Ellie Smith made a harrowing statement about 6am on Thursday morning - exactly six days after she discovered her eldest daughter was missing

Ellie Smith made a harrowing statement about 6am on Thursday morning – exactly six days after she discovered her eldest daughter was missing

All you need to know about Cleo’s disappearance  

Friday 6.30pm: Cleo and her family arrive at the campsite as the sun begins to set. They quickly set up their tent and get settled in, feeding both of the girls.

Friday 8pm: Cleo went to bed while her younger sister and parents stayed up for a little while longer.

Saturday 1.30am: Cleo woke up asking for a drink of water. Ellie tended to her and checked on Isla, who was in a crib right next to Cleo’s mattress in one room in the tent.

Saturday 6am: Ellie woke up to Isla wanting a bottle. She passed the divider that separated the two rooms in the tent and immediately noticed the zipper was almost entirely open. Cleo was gone.

Saturday ‘mid-morning’: Police and emergency services arrive to assist with the search, starting with local Carnarvon officers. 

Sunday: Cleo’s mum issues a desperate plea on Facebook to find her daughter. 

Sunday/Monday: Homicide detectives, bush trackers and more volunteers are brought in to assist with the search.

Monday: Police confirm Cleo’s grey and red sleeping bag also disappeared. They are yet to comment on whether there were marks that indicate it was dragged from the tent.

Police reveal they are not ruling out any possibilities relating to Cleo’s disappearance. 

Tuesday morning: Search is suspended due to wild weather. 

Daily Mail Australia confirms the ‘interaction’ Cleo had with her mother was ‘not sinister’ and simply the four-year-old asking for a sip of water. 

Tuesday midday: Search continues again as storm passes.

Tuesday 1.30pm: Cleo’s mum and stepdad, Jake, speak to the media for the first time since she disappeared, revealing key pieces of evidence, including:

– The tent they were staying in was left almost entirely open. Cleo and Isla were in the room nearest to the entrance, which was unzipped when Ellie woke up at 6am. Isla remained in her crib unharmed, but Cleo was gone

– Cleo is ‘not the sort of child to wander off’ and would have woken her parents if she needed anything, like when she woke hours earlier to ask for a sip of water

Wednesday: Police confirm reports a car was heard ‘screeching off’ from the campsite at about 3am. 

Assistant Commissioner Darryl Gaunt revealed there are ‘between 10 and 20’ known sex offenders in the Carnarvon area, but none are suspects into Cleo’s disappearance following inquiries. 

‘We don’t have any concerns about that,’ he said on 6PR Mornings.

‘I know part of the investigative strategies have included reaching and making inquiries into their whereabouts and movements, and this point in time we’re very comfortable where we sit with those inquiries.’  

Investigators confirm Cleo would be too short to open the tent zip by herself, stoking fears she was abducted 

Thursday 12.30pm local time (3.30pm AEST): WA Premier Mark McGowan says he has an ‘important announcement’ about investigation into Cleo’s disappearance 

 

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Worrying map shows how far Cleo Smith may have gone before the desperate search even began – as new clue suggests she was snatched 

Cleo Smith could have been driven eight hours away from the campsite she was last seen at in the time between when she went missing and before police were called – as detectives investigate whether the four-year-old was abducted.

A map showing the possible roads she may have travelled on has suggested she could have reached as far as Tom Price just over eight hours north-east of the Blowholes camping ground near Carnarvon in WA where she vanished from.

Cleo may also have been driven south with the town of Kalbarri, five hours away, also a possible area she may have passed through, as is the suburb of Meekatharra, 670km south-east.

The Minilya Roadhouse is around 165km north of the campsite and is on the only northbound road away from Blowholes and records every vehicle that passes through.

It’s understood police are investigating the CCTV taken from the roadhouse. 

A map showing the possible roads Cleo Smith travelled in the time between when she went missing and police were called suggests the four-year-old could have been taken eight hours away

A map showing the possible roads Cleo Smith travelled in the time between when she went missing and police were called suggests the four-year-old could have been taken eight hours away

A map showing the possible roads Cleo Smith travelled in the time between when she went missing and police were called suggests the four-year-old could have been taken eight hours away

The missing four-year-old was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning in a tent shared with her parents

The missing four-year-old was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning in a tent shared with her parents

The missing four-year-old was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning in a tent shared with her parents

The four-year-old girl, wearing pink pyjamas, was last seen by her parents at about 1.30am on Saturday in the family’s tent at the camping grounds.

By the time her mother Ellie Smith and step father Jake Gliddon woke up at about 6:30am, she was nowhere to be found – with the tent zip leaving the entrance open. 

It was at least another three hours before police were called with officers arriving ‘mid-morning Saturday’.

WA Police Inspector Jon Munday said little Cleo was too short to reach the zipper of the tent entrance, which was found hanging open by her mother at 6.30am.

He said the height of the zip opening on the tent was a major piece of evidence that could point to the possibility Cleo has been deliberately taken from the tent while her parents slept. 

‘The positioning of that zipper for the flap is one of the circumstances which has caused us to have grave concerns for Cleo’s safety,’ he said. 

Cleo had been inside the tent with her mother and stepdad but was gone in the morning with the zipper almost completely open

Cleo had been inside the tent with her mother and stepdad but was gone in the morning with the zipper almost completely open

Cleo had been inside the tent with her mother and stepdad but was gone in the morning with the zipper almost completely open

‘There are circumstances around her disappearance that make it very concerning … like the fact that the zipper was allegedly up so high (and) the sleeping bag is missing.’

The family tent had several entry points that could be unzipped, with the one found open being at the front-facing area of the tent where the little girl had been sleeping. 

Campers have claimed they heard the sound of a car speeding off around 3am, with police revealing up to 20 sex offenders live in the Carnarvon area which is near the campsite where Cleo was last seen.

Investigators have disclosed that while there are currently no concrete suspects for Cleo’s disappearance, there are ‘groups they are interested in’.   

As each hour passes the situation grows more and more concerning for Cleo. 

But search crews have not given up hope of finding the little girl. 

WA Police Inspector Jon Munday said search crews would cast the net wider on Thursday. 

‘We will be here until we are satisfied that Cleo is not in this area, we have searched thoroughly all the high probability areas… we are now extended into the further reaches of the places where Cleo could have possibly walked herself,’ he told The West

Her shell-shocked parents fronted the media for the first time on Tuesday fighting back tears as they made a public appeal for information.

When Ellie Smith first realised her ‘delicate and funny’ daughter was missing from their family tent before the sun had even risen, she made a beeline for her old favourite spots to play. 

‘[Cleo] would never leave us. She would never leave that tent alone… She’s lazy when it comes to walking,’ Ms Smith said on Tuesday.

Source: Daily Mail

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