Published on : Wednesday, February 20, 2019
The two 20-year-old men had attended the same school in East Grinstead and had been travelling together along the New South Wales coast. Australian officials said that though air searches have been scaled down the land searches would continue.
A New South Wales Police spokesman said: “Based on advice from experts, police have scaled back the air and sea search, but sweeps of the coastline and foreshore will continue over the coming days.”
It is believed Mr Palmer, from Forrest Row, and Mr Ferrieux had arrived in Australia in November and had been in the Port Macquarie area since Sunday.
The men’s hire car was found near the beach.
Earlier on Wednesday, Insp Peter Neville said he still had hope of finding the two men alive.