Thomas Courto, missing off coast of Tasmania, may never be found, police concede
ABCPolice say the use of sonar technology to map and search the sea floor off Tasmania's north-west coast has not uncovered any sign of Thomas Courto, who went missing a week ago, with authorities conceding they may never locate him. Key points: Thomas Courto and two other friends went missing near Wynyard last Monday after taking a boat out for the afternoon The bodies of Bree-Anna Thomas and Isaiah Dixon, who were on board the boat, have been recovered The search is believed to be the biggest land and sea search in Tasmania's north-west in recent years "Thomas may not be alive at this stage," Inspector Steve Jones said on Monday afternoon. "Essentially, it's an underwater survey that can do average depths of up to 15 metres of water and can see around 50 to 60 metres wide at a time, and it can search around 500 hectares per day," Inspector Jones said. "This technology is available within Tasmania Police, but to have the availability and the capability of being able to search such a large area, it's a first for us in Tasmania," Mr Jones said.
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