Robert DICKIE and Dylan DICKIE
Robert DICKIE and Dylan DICKIE
Editor's note - Robert and Dylan went missing at different times and from different parts of New South Wales and their disappearances are not believed to be connected. However I am making a page for them together, because Robert is Dylan's grandfather. Dylan shared the missing person appeals for his grandfather on his Facebook page, before he went missing himself.
Robert went missing on June 14th 2016. Dylan went missing June 23rd 2016.
- From Dylan's Facebook page. 4 days before he went missing himself.
Robert Dickie
Robert Dickie, aged 71, was last seen
about 6pm on Tuesday 14 June 2016, when he left his home on Wattle
Road, Elong Elong. Robert did not return as planned and was reported
missing.
Robert is described as being Caucasian in appearance, medium
complexion, 174 cm tall, thin build, grey hair, handlebar style grey
mustache and beard. He was last seen wearing blue denim jeans and a
red tee shirt. Robert has a large amount of tattoos covering his
torso, arms and back.
Robert has not been seen or heard from since. His disappearance is
out of character with his family and police holding fears for his
safety and welfare.
If you have any information that may assist police to locate Robert
please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Dylan DICKIE, then aged 19, was last seen at Cessnock on 23 June 2016. Dylan’s abandoned motorcycle was later located on 3 July 2016 at Watagans National Park, South of Cessnock. Dylan has not been seen since, his disappearance is out of character and Police hold fears for his safety and welfare. He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, with blonde hair, blue eyes and slim build.
If you have information that may assist police to locate Dylan, please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
NSW Police
Police are appealing to the community for assistance to locate a man
who went missing from his home near Dubbo.
Officers from Orana Local Area Command were recently alerted to the
disappearance of 71-year-old Robert Dickie, who was last seen
leaving his Elong Elong home.
Mr Dickie has not been seen since Tuesday, 14th June 2016 and police
and family have serious concerns for his welfare.
He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 170cm tall with a
thin build, grey hair and a handle bar moustache.
When last seen he was wearing blue jeans and a red shirt.
Anyone with information about Mr Robert Dickie is urged to contact
Dubbo Police Station (02) 6883 1599 or Crimestoppers on 1800 333
000.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this
incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime
Stoppers online reporting page: https://
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 - VIP Local
Police are re-appealing for public assistance to help locate a man missing from his home near Dubbo since last week.
Robert Dickie, 71, was last seen leaving his Elong Elong home on Tuesday 14 June 2016.
Family members contacted police for assistance and officers from Orana Local Area Command began investigations into his disappearance.
Police and family have serious concerns for his welfare.
He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 170cm tall with a thin build, grey hair and a handle bar moustache.
When last seen he was wearing blue jeans and a red shirt.
Orana Local Area Command Crime Manager, Detective Chief Inspector Rod Blackman said any information regarding the circumstances surrounding Mr Dickie’s disappearance or his current whereabouts would greatly assist police in their investigation.
“Mr Dickie’s family are obviously very anxious to know if he is alright, as it is out-of-character for him not to keep in contact with his family,” Detective Chief Inspector Blackman said.
“It has been over a week now and that is a long time to worry about an elderly loved one – so we are hoping someone can shed light on his disappearance,” he said.
Anyone with information about Mr Robert Dickie is urged to contact Dubbo Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/
Police have renewed calls for public assistance as they try to find missing man Robert Dickie.
Mr Dickie, aged 71, was last seen leaving his Elong Elong home
by foot on Tuesday, June 14.
“Mr Dickie’s last movements on that day are important to us,” Orana Local Area Command investigations manager Detective Sergeant Mark Meredith said.
“He may have left with someone he knows, so if anyone has any knowledge we ask them to contact their local police or Crime Stoppers.”
Mr Dickie is of Caucasian appearance, fair complexion, 170cm tall, thin build, grey hair, handlebar style grey moustache and beard, wearing blue jeans and a red shirt. He has a large amount of body art and tattoos over his torso, arms and back.
He is known to frequent Dubbo and has ties to the Mudgee/Gulgong
area.
Mr Dickie is known by locals for his distinctive late model red Mustang Shelby motor vehicle and interest in car shows.
Dylan Dickie’s family was immediately concerned when he didn’t come home on June 24.
The Cessnock man, 19, has not been seen since he left his family home on a Yamaha 250 trail bike the night before.
“He wasn’t one to stay away, we were worried straight away,” Mr Dickie’s mother Nicole said.
“He hadn’t been online, none of his friends had heard from him.
“He didn’t take his phone or licence.”
A police search, which concluded Wednesday night, found the motorbike, a helmet and gloves in the Corrabare State Forest, near Congewai, about 20 kilometres south-west of Cessnock.
Ms Dickie said her son had been riding motorbikes
since he was five years old, but would never go out
riding alone, or in that area.
“I just don’t know what to think any more,” she said.
“We are really worried and lost.
“We have more questions than answers.”
While the physical search has concluded, Central
Hunter and Missing Persons Unit detectives will
continue their investigations into Mr Dickie’s
disappearance.
Mr Dickie is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 175 centimetres tall, of slim build, with a fair complexion, blond hair and blue eyes.
He was last seen wearing black track suit pants, a
dark coloured hooded jacket, brown steel cap work
boots and a black and white beanie.
He was travelling on a 2014 blue Yamaha XT
motorcycle with registration MNG-39.
Ms Dickie pleaded for anyone with who may have seen her son to come forward to police.
“Someone must have heard from him in that time,” she said.
“It doesn’t matter how little the information is, if
you bumped into him in the street or recognised him,
please tell the police.
Ms Dickie said she and Dylan’s father Damien just want their son to come home.
“We are very worried about him,” she said.
“Things aren’t the same without him.
“It doesn’t matter where he’s been or what he’s
done, we love him and we just want him to come home
so we can hug him again.”
Anyone with information about Dylan Dickie’s whereabouts should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/
POLICE renewed their appeal for help in finding missing Cessnock teenager Dylan Dickie after forensic analysis of his discarded trailbike and helmet failed to uncover any new clues.
The 19-year-old has not been seen by his family since leaving on
a Yahama 250 trail bike on June 23.
The bike, helmet and a set of gloves were discovered six days later during a large search of the Corrabare State Forest, about 20km south-west of Cessnock.
But tests on the items have only shown DNA matching Dylan,
suggesting there was no-one else involved in his disappearance
and confirming suggestions that he was not a victim of foul
play.
However, it is unclear whether Dylan had decided to take time
out or became disorientated in the bush.
It is now understood Dylan was last seen at a shop on the day he went missing and was wearing black track suit pants, a dark coloured hooded jacket, brown steel cap work boots and a black and white beanie.
Nicole Dickie wants her son, Dylan, home.
Friends and family of the missing 19-year-old are preparing to pick up the search again, in rugged state forest, on October 6.
They haven’t seen him since he left the family home on a motorbike on June 23 and didn’t return, as expected, the following day.
Investigations in the days after Dylan’s disappearance traced him to Corrabare State Forest near Congewai, about 20km south west of Cessnock.
Searchers found the teenager’s Yamaha 250 trail bike, helmet and gloves abandoned in the forest, but there was no sign of Dylan.
That’s where the trail went cold.
For almost three months since, Dylan’s family has had to wait and wonder what happened to the young man, whose mother described him as a “homebody” who was “a whacky, funny character”.
“We try piecing the puzzle together only to assume the worst scenarios and outcome and that's very upsetting,” Ms Dickie told Fairfax Media.
“We've stopped guessing and chasing leads that led us nowhere, and instead talk of the happy memories with him. The most difficult part is not knowing exactly where and how he is.
“Dylan was a homebody, and I know he'd want to be home again with us.
“To imagine him out there in the middle of nowhere, all alone, literally makes my heart ache.”
While Ms Dickie said she and her family were grateful for the efforts of search teams in the days after Dylan was declared missing, she believed the search area should have been broader.
“The original search was carried out calculating Dylan being missing for nine days,” Ms Dickie said.
“Although I absolutely praise all involved, I have been pleading for them to go out and search further as he was actually missing for 12 days at that time so he could've travelled further.”
She said the family had pulled together and had felt strong support of the Cessnock community since Dylan went missing.
“We need to stay strong and carry on as best we can for Dylan's two younger
sisters,” Ms Dickie said.
“He loved and adored them more than anything and he'd want us to be the best we can be, for them.”
More than 50 emergency service members have combed rugged
bushland to find Dylan Dickie, but the teenager remains
missing four months after he disappeared.
The 19-year-old was last seen leaving the family home on a motorbike on June 23.
Dylan’s social media and bank accounts have remained inactive since then.
His family raised the alarm after Dylan failed to return
home as expected the following day. Investigators found his
Yamaha bike, helmet and gloves at the edge of Corrobare
State Forest, about 20km from Cessnock, but a subsequent
search failed to find the teenager.
A renewed search of a wider area of state forest began on Thursday, after pleas from Dylan’s family for help to bring the young man home.
Dylan’s mother Nicole said about 55 members of the State
Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service and Police carefully
inspected the difficult terrain in search of her son.
“It was a long day of searching but [there were] no findings,” she said.
“Cliff faces were searched – it was very thick bushland and it makes it really hard to get through. I want to thank every single one of them for their tireless work.”
The search will resume on Friday, with about 30 emergency service members expected to look for Dylan.
Ms Dickie said she had not given up hope that her son would be returned home to the family.
“I believe he’s out there,” she said.
“If he’s not found, I have no idea where to start looking next.”
Ms Dickie told Fairfax Media last week that the family
believed the initial search radius was not broad enough in
the days after Dylan disappeared.
She described her son as a “homebody” and said it was out of character for him to venture into bushland alone.
“We try piecing the puzzle together only to assume the worst
scenarios and outcome and that's very upsetting,” she said
at the time.
“We've stopped guessing and chasing leads that led us no
where and instead talk of the happy memories with him.
“He was such a whacky funny character who always made us
either laugh or shake our heads and we cherish it all more
than ever.”
Anyone with information about Dylan Dickie’s whereabouts can contact the NSW Police Missing Persons Unit on 1800 025 091.
Six months since Cessnock man Dylan Dickie
disappeared, life is not any easier for his
family.
The 19-year-old left
his Cessnock home on a motorbike on the evening
of June 23, 2016, and has not been seen
nor heard from since.
His family has now experienced their first Christmas without the man they describe as a “homebody” and a “wacky, funny character”.
“People have sent loving supportive messages over Christmas, but to be honest, it's been no harder than any other day,” Dylan’s mother Nicole said.
Ms Dickie and Dylan’s sisters Bree and Katelyn went out of town to spend Christmas with family.
“It was the best place to be, by the water,
where Dylan was most at peace,” Ms Dickie said.
“We concentrated on the happy good times with him and wacky stories were told, instead of talking about the pain left behind.
“Dylan would not want it any other way.”
Ms Dickie said the hardest part of her son’s disappearance is not having any answers.
A search of Corrabare State Forest found the motorbike, helmet and gloves but forensic analysis of these items failed to find any further clues.
After a renewed plea from his family in September, another two-day search was held in October but no sign of Dylan was found.
“I think the fact it was all so sudden and
out-of-character – and that he has never
returned or made any contact – has been such a
shock to all the family,” Ms Dickie said.
“We can't begin to mourn or move forward until he’s found, in whatever condition he’s in.
“We just want to know, regardless.
“A lot of family members are now suffering
depression and sleeping issues, left worrying
and wondering where our boy is.
“I constantly feel like part of me is missing,
and life will certainly never be the same.
“It’s like a part of my heart left with Dylan that day.
“The pain remains and probably always will ... until we have answers.”
Dylan's story has been shared as part of the
Australian Federal Police’s National Missing
Persons Coordination Centre ‘Summer of Hope’
campaign.
The AFP will profile long-term missing persons through its social media channels each week this summer to reach as many people as possible.
AFP acting national manager of crime operations, Chris Sheehan appealed for everyone to support the Summer of Hope campaign and use their social networks to help spread the word.
“This holiday season we can all make a difference to the lives of those missing and the families and friends left behind,” Commander Sheehan said.
“I encourage everyone to look at the profiles
featured on the AFP Facebook page throughout
this period and consider sharing them with your
own social media network.
“You or someone you know may have information which could help families reconnect, or solve a long-term missing person’s case.”
Commander Sheehan also encouraged anyone who may
be estranged from their loved ones to make
contact.
“Going missing is not a crime and making contact does not mean you will need to return home,” he said.
Anyone with information about a missing person case can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A family’s heart aches with more questions than answers.
Dylan Dickie, 19, is described as a typical “homebody, who has a whacky, funny character”. He was last seen on 23 June 2016, leaving his home on his motorbike for an overnight trip. His family raised concerns when he didn’t return.
The Dickie family are left with more questions than answers and last week held a memorial ride, aiding to keep Dylan in the minds of the local Cessnock community. The memorial ride followed the same path as Dylan’s last ride before he disappeared.
We ask that you report any information you have that may assist police in locating Dylan to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
An extensive inquest into the disappearance of Dylan Dickie at Cessnock has finished up with his family no closer to finding out what happened to the teenager.
Dylan was 19-years-old when he was last seen at Cessnock on 23 June 2016 and his abandoned motorcycle was located two weeks later on 3 July 2016 at the Watagans National Park south of Cessnock.
He hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
A lengthy inquest closed in the Cessnock Coroner’s Court on Friday with Coroner Magistrate Andrew Miller concluding there were three “possible outcomes” for how Dylan died – self harm, misadventure or a third party.
“I find on the balance of probabilities that Dylan Ray Dickie, a missing person the subject of this inquest is dead and that he died sometime between 23rd June 2016 and 3rd July 2016, but I am unable to determine the place, manner or cause of his death.”
He apologised to Dylan’s family who had attended the inquest over a number of days hoping to find an answer.
While the inquest has finished, Mr Miller said it could be reopened if more information came to light or police uncovered any further information.
If you have any information contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
In a strange turn of events Dylan’s grandfather Robert Dickie disappeared nine days before Dylan in Dubbo. A woman ended up being extradited from New Zealand to face court charged with his alleged murder.