Police have located a car key belonging to missing Belgian woman Celine Cremer and additional human remains believed to be hers during a targeted search of the Arthur River.
The specialist search team completed a detailed examination of a 350-metre stretch of the river over Sunday and Monday, finding five more bones, two teeth and a Honda car key.
“Police have today formally verified that the car key belongs to Celine,” Commander Nathan Johnston said.
The search was both thorough and methodical, with many items discovered beneath debris and embedded in the riverbed itself.
Search personnel from Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania wilderness paramedics were winched into the remote location due to accessibility challenges.
Severe weather conditions forced the team to camp overnight on Sunday before they could be extracted yesterday evening.
Cremer, 31, was last seen in the town of Waratah on June 17, 2023.
Her white Honda CR-V was found at the Philosopher Falls car park 10 days later, where it had sat since at least June 20.
Initial police searches ended in July 2023 after experts determined she could not have survived the harsh winter conditions.
The case was reignited in December when a private search party – organised by Cremer’s family and YouTuber Rob Parsons – discovered her mobile phone less than 100 metres from its last known signal.
A volunteer searcher found human remains on January 28 this year.
Police have since recovered further bones, clothing including a polar fleece jacket and thermal top and personal items.
Forensic testing to formally confirm the identity of the remains is ongoing.
Johnston said police were continuing to keep Cremer’s family in Belgium informed as they reviewed search efforts.
“We are ensuring they receive updates as sensitively and promptly as possible,” he said.
No further updates on forensic results are currently available.
