Two prospectors found dead in remote bushland

Savannah Meacham |

SES volunteers, mustering choppers and police on motorbikes and horses took part in the search.
SES volunteers, mustering choppers and police on motorbikes and horses took part in the search.

The bodies of two people have been found after they went missing while prospecting in remote Queensland.

A 65-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman were reported missing on Monday after they failed to return to their caravan in Croydon, 500km southwest of Cairns.

The pair were last seen leaving a caravan park on Sunday to go prospecting at Esmeralda Station.

A land and air search was launched with the help of State Emergency Service volunteers on foot, mustering helicopters, and police officers on motorbikes and horseback.

A Toyota Hilux belonging to the pair was found at Esmeralda Station with personal items including their mobile phones inside on Monday.

The bodies were found by a helicopter on Wednesday afternoon.

“Police conducted an extensive land and air search over the remote area which sadly resulted in locating the pair deceased,” search and rescue co-ordinator Sergeant Winfried Weiss said.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

AAP