A large scale coordinated search continues for a child, missing on a rural property in the Hunter region.
\nJust before 12.30pm yesterday (Friday 3 September 2021), officers from Hunter Valley Police District responded to reports a child was missing at a rural property on Yengo Drive, Putty, about 75km south of Singleton.
\nAnthony \u2018AJ\u2019 Elfalak, aged three, could not be located after he was last seen at a home on the property about 11.45am.
\nAnthony lives with autism and is non-verbal. He is described as being of Mediterranean\/Middle Eastern appearance, with short dark hair and believed to be wearing a grey jumper and pants, and sneakers.
\nOfficers commenced a coordinated multi-agency response which includes Trailbike officers, Police Rescue, The Dog Unit, Police divers, and PolAir.
\nPolice are being assisted by NSW Ambulance, State Emergency Service (SES), Rural Fire Service (RFS), and the Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA).
\nThe search continued overnight, and more than 100 emergency services volunteers are assisting with the search today (Saturday 4 September 2021).
\nAnyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https:\/\/nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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