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Beaumont children: Excavation in Australia over 1966 mystery | Beaumont children: Excavation in Australia over 1966 mystery |
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Police have excavated a factory site in Adelaide over the disappearance of three children more than 50 years ago. | |
The case of the Beaumont children is often described as Australia's most enduring cold case mystery. | The case of the Beaumont children is often described as Australia's most enduring cold case mystery. |
The children - Jane, nine, Arnna, seven, and Grant, four - vanished after visiting a beach in Adelaide in 1966. | The children - Jane, nine, Arnna, seven, and Grant, four - vanished after visiting a beach in Adelaide in 1966. |
The new search, at a site once owned by a person of interest in the case, followed a recently discovered "anomaly" in the soil. | |
The factory site, in the suburb of North Plympton, is about 5km (3 miles) from Glenelg Beach, where the children were last seen after going for a swim. | The factory site, in the suburb of North Plympton, is about 5km (3 miles) from Glenelg Beach, where the children were last seen after going for a swim. |
The dig took place on Friday, but was called off after nothing of interest was found. | |
Detective Chief Superintendent Des Bray told reporters several animal bones had been found but "nothing human". | |
"Sadly this means for the Beaumont family we still have no answers, we still have a lot of work to do," ABC quoted him as saying. | |
The property once belonged to a local businessman, Harry Phipps, who died in 2004. He remains a person of interest in the case. | The property once belonged to a local businessman, Harry Phipps, who died in 2004. He remains a person of interest in the case. |
A separate area of the site was excavated in 2013, but no evidence was discovered. | A separate area of the site was excavated in 2013, but no evidence was discovered. |
Police said their investigation would attempt not to cause unnecessary distress to the children's elderly parents, Jim and Nancy Beaumont. | |
"We all must remember the two Beaumont family parents who [have] suffered significantly over many, many years," Detective Chief Inspector Greg Hutchins said earlier on Friday. | |
The South Australian government has offered a A$1m (£560,000; $800,000) reward for information that helps solve the case. | The South Australian government has offered a A$1m (£560,000; $800,000) reward for information that helps solve the case. |