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Search for missing WA man called off after six days

Police say 32 SES volunteers, drones and aircraft found no trace of the 87-year-old after a six-day search across bush and farmland.

Summary by The West Australian
The extensive search efforts for 87-year-old Wagin resident James Ballantyne, who has been missing for six days, was suspended on Thursday afternoon as police say they are unlikely to find him alive.

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A multi-agency search for missing 87-year-old man in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region is scaled back, six days after he failed to return from his morning walk.

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Search for missing WA man called off after six days

The extensive search efforts for 87-year-old Wagin resident James Ballantyne, who has been missing for six days, was suspended on Thursday afternoon as police say they are unlikely to find him alive.

·Osborne Park, Australia
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The West Australian broke the news in Osborne Park, Australia on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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