The search for missing woman Jamilla Humphrey, 52, was called off on 6 September following an extensive operation. Photo: Supplied.
Missing New South Wales woman Jamilla Humphrey crossed the Jardine River twice in a short period of time before disappearing in remote Cape York, police have confirmed.
The extensive search for the 52-year-old was called off on 6 September after her white Mitsubishi van was located on the Old Telegraph Track, about three kilometres south of the Jardine River in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) on 29 August.
Ms Humphrey has not been seen since her disappearance and the Queensland Police Service confirmed she had been heading northbound on the Bamaga Road after using the Jardine River ferry, only to cross back to the southern side of the river the same day.
“Investigations indicate Ms Humphrey crossed the Jardine River ferry travelling north,” a police spokesperson told Cape York Weekly.
“Ms Humphrey crossed the river ferry a short time later travelling south on the same day.”
Her vehicle was subsequently found bogged and abandoned on the OTT, which runs parallel to the Bamaga Road.
There has been speculation in the NPA the woman’s disappearance was somehow linked to the two Torres Strait men allegedly arrested in possession of 110 kilograms of cocaine at Seisia around the same time, however, police said there was no evidence to support the rumour.
“Police have identified no link between Ms Humphrey’s disappearance and the recent arrest of two men is Seisia,” the police spokesperson said.
Anyone with information about the disappearance is urged to call the Bamaga police station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Jamilla Humphrey’s white Mitsubishi van was found abandoned on the Old Telegraph Track near the Jardine River on 29 August. Photo: Supplied.
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