Police Operation – Concern For Welfare – Palumpa

Northern Territory Police are currently searching for a missing child near the remote community of Palumpa.

Around 5:30pm last night, police received reports of a missing 12-year-old child who was last seen swimming at Mango Creek.

Community members and Peppimenarti Police attended the scene and began searching for the child, who has yet to be located.

A Search and Rescue team has been deployed into the area with officers from Wadeye assisting.

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