UPDATE: 10AM FOUR CHILDREN FOUND SAFE AND WELL
Queensland police have found the four children who were taken from The Leap, north of Mackay, safe and well.
Police continue to appeal for information to help find the 28-year-old man.
UPDATE: 8AM POLICE REVEAL DETAILS OF MAN
Queensland police is continuing to appeal for urgent public assistance to help find four children taken by a man known to them from a property north of Mackay.
The children aged 8, 7, 4 and 3 (pictured), may be at significant risk and were abducted from a property at The Leap, about 11.30am on Thursday, August 11.
All of the children are described as being Caucasian in appearance with a slim build and brown hair.
Police have revealed further details of the man – 28-year-old Joshua Carter, of The Leap.
Police say he was seen taking the children away from a Maraju Yakapari Road address in a white 2005 Nissan Patrol 4WD bearing Queensland Registration 063BC9.
The vehicle was last seen heading toward the Bruce Highway, Mackay.
Joshua is described as Caucasian in appearance, solid build, approximately 175cm tall with a shaven head and full bushy beard with multiple face and body tattoos, including batman ‘joker’ themed facial tattoos.
AMBER ALERT – FOUR CHILDREN TAKEN FROM THE LEAP (NORTH OF MACKAY) #AMBERALERT #THELEAP #MACKAY https://t.co/3qXgzvpKaa pic.twitter.com/PnIdvMhqBG
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) August 11, 2022
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Queensland police has issued an Amber Alert to help find four children taken by a man from a property at The Leap, north of Mackay.
Police say the children aged 8, 7, 4 and 3 (pictured), may be at significant risk after they were taken around 11.30am today.
All of the children are described as being Caucasian in appearance with a slim build and brown hair.
A man was seen taking the children away from a Maraju Yakapari Road address in a white 2005 Nissan Patrol 4WD bearing Queensland Registration 063BC9.
The vehicle was last seen heading toward the Bruce Highway, Mackay.
The man (pictured) is described as Caucasian in appearance, solid build, approximately 175cm tall with a shaven head and full bushy beard with multiple face and body tattoos, including batman ‘joker’ themed facial tattoos.
Call 131 564 to provide information about this abduction or phone 000 for life-threatening information about this abduction.
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