A woman’s body has been found in bushland near Richmond during the search for a teenager who vanished over a month ago.
The body is believed to be 19-year-old Tea Wright-Finger who has been missing since October 16.
Police are treating the death as non-suspicious and will prepare a report for the coroner.
Around 10.30am on Thursday, search crews located the body 600 metres from a blue Toyota Prado.
The car was first spotted on Wednesday morning by a mustering helicopter.
Police said in a statement they had spoken to Tea’s family and extended their deep condolences to her family and loved ones.
“Investigators would like to thank the State Emergency Service (SES), local property owners and the community for their assistance and information provided during the search for Tea,” a police spokesman said.
Ms Wright-Finger was last seen at 3pm on October 16, when a friend dropped her near the 4WD she had been driving in Richmond.
She was reported missing two days later. A land and air search was then launched.
Police revealed on October 27 the Blue Toyota Parado was allegedly reported stolen from Proserpine – 700km away – on October 14, two days before her disappearance.
After days of challenging conditions with no promise of finding, rescuers scaled back the search.
On November 16, police launched a new appeal, releasing CCTV footage of the last time she was seen at a Richmond Service station.
More to come.