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Major development in case of missing 21-year-old man - after his family used a drone to send him a desperate plea to return home
The mother of a missing man was heard begging him to come home in a message blasted from a drone above the search zone just hours before his body was located.
Finn Coyle, 21, was last seen at his family's home on Tanner Road in Carmel, in the hills east of Perth, about 2.30pm on Friday.
In a sad update on Thursday, Queensland Police said officers had located a deceased male on a property in Carmel about 8.30am.
'Whilst formal identification is yet to take place, police believe the male to be missing 21-year-old man Finn Coyle. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner,' the statement read.
It comes just hours after Finn's mother shared a pre-recorded message with her son using a drone above the search area on Wednesday.
'It's mum here. The police and volunteers are looking for you,' she said.
'You're not in any trouble. If you hear or see the drone, please walk towards it.'
'Hopefully (his mum's) voice of comfort will draw him out from the bush,' Forrestfield police officer-in-charge Brad Robinson said.
His older brother Conor said while Finn was suffering mental health problems, it was 'completely out of character' for him to disappear.
'Finn's been missing since Friday... we're all very worried for his wellbeing and his welfare, he's known to spend a lot of time in the local bush, in the hill's area,' he said during a press conference on Tuesday.
'He's very resourceful and he's a great young man, but he's suffering a lot of mental health (problems).'
More than 50 people joined the search for Mr Coyle with locals on rural properties have been asked to check their sheds, outhouses and the surrounding bushland.
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