Two feared missing while on gold prospecting trip
Police are searching for two men feared missing while on a gold prospecting mission in north-west Tasmania.
Cody Evans and Joshua Heel-Murray called family members to say they were lost about 8.30pm yesterday.
They were searching for gold in a white older-style Mitsubishi Pajero around the Mengha area and advised they were trying to get to Spion Kop Road.
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A search for two men looking for gold in Tasmania is underway. Westpac Helicopter
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Tasmania Police have not been able to get in contact with the men and have launched a search.
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