Dylan DRIESSENS

QLD Police are appealing to the public for assistance to help locate a 23-year-old man reported missing from Urangan on Friday (June 24).

Dylan Driessens (pictured) was last seen at approximately 3pm walking towards Urangan pier and he has not made contact with anyone since.

Family and police hold concerns for his welfare as his behaviour is out of character.

Dylan is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 175cm tall with a proportionate build, light brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his hands.

He was last seen wearing a black beanie, green hoodie, black jean shorts and grey and white joggers.

Police appeal to Dylan or anyone with information regarding his whereabouts to urgently come forward.

Brother’s emotional plea for help after Dylan Driessens reported missing

The brother of a young Hervey Bay man, who has been missing for almost a week, has issued an emotional plea to the community to help bring him home.

Dylan Driessens, 23, was reported missing from Urangan on June 24 and since then, a desperate search has been underway.

His brother Joel told the Chronicle Dylan had left on June 23 about 3pm to go for a swim at Urangan but never returned home.

According to police, his bank accounts had been untouched, leaving his family anxious about his whereabouts.

He was last seen walking towards Urangan Pier wearing a black beanie, green hoodie, black jean shorts and grey and white joggers.

Joel said it was out of character for Dylan not to be in contact with his family.

He said his brother was introverted and avoided crowds, but was a “polite person”.

Joel urged anyone who had information or who saw Dylan to contact police immediately.

Dylan was close with his family and it was an emotional time for all of them, Joel said.

Dylan is described as caucasian in appearance, about 175cm tall with a proportionate build, light brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his hands.

Update: Missing man, Urangan

Maryborough detectives have released vision in a renewed appeal to the public for urgent assistance to help locate a 23-year-old man reported missing from Urangan on Friday June 24.

Dylan Driessens was last seen, as captured on CCTV, at approximately 3pm walking along a bike path towards Elizabeth Street in Urangan, and he has not made contact with anyone since.

Family and police hold concerns for his welfare as his behaviour is out of character.

An extensive land, beach and water search at Urangan and surrounding areas utilising police on foot, vehicles and quad bikes along with Water Police and Volunteer Marine Rescue vessels has not located any sign of Dylan or his belongings.

Dylan is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 175cm tall with a proportionate build, light brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his hands.

He was last seen wearing a black beanie, white singlet, black jean shorts and grey and white joggers. He was carrying a small black kickboard (similar to that pictured) strapped to his back with a dark green jumper.

Police appeal to Dylan, anyone with information regarding his whereabouts, or anyone who has seen the man in the footage or any of the items he is carrying, to urgently come forward.

Search ramps up for missing Hervey Bay man Dylan Driessens

State Emergency Service crews, water police and the dog squad have gathered at Hervey Bay as the search ramps up for a young man who has been missing for a month.

Dylan Driessens, 23, was last seen on June 24 about 3pm walking along a bike path towards Elizabeth St, Urangan.

Since then, his family has launched a desperate search, with his brother Joel speaking to the Chronicle last month to ask the community to help bring Dylan home.

On Saturday, SES crews started their search in dense bushland near Hervey Bay Botanical Gardens in the hopes of locating any sign of Dylan.

The search began about 8am, with Senior Constable Cara Wessels co-ordinating the effort.

She said Dylan was last seen on the bush path directly behind the bushland in Urangan that was the focus of the search effort.

“We have grave concerns for his safety and wellbeing as we’ve had no sign of him since he was last seen by his younger brother.”

As well as SES crews, water police will also help search, in particular lakes and other bodies of water in the bushland area.

Snr Const. Wessels said about 35 members of SES teams from across the Wide Bay had volunteered to help.

“We have search and rescue co-ordinators from the Queensland Police,” she said.

“We have the Queensland Police dog squad assisting and also family and friends of Dylan’s who have come out today to help with the search.”

Snr Const. Wessels said she was happy with the turn out and while it was not a huge area they were covering, it was very dense bushland.

“With the amount of people who have come out to help, we’re hoping we can find some sign of Dylan and return him to his family.”

The police had been working closely with Dylan’s family she said, with police meeting them on Friday to discuss plans for the search.

She said it had been a difficult time for his family as they waited for news of their loved one.

Snr Const. Wessels said when Dylan was first reported missing, there had been extensive searches carried out by police in the areas where he was last seen.

Dylan was close to his family and his disappearance was out of character, she said

His family had done some extensive searches of the area, but unfortunately nothing had been discovered.

He was last seen walking towards Urangan Pier wearing a black beanie, green hoodie, black jean shorts and grey and white joggers.

Dylan is described as caucasian in appearance, about 175cm tall with a proportionate build, light brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his hands.

Drones, tide analysis to be used as search continues for Dylan Driessens

Drones will be brought in after personal items belonging to missing man Dylan Driessens were discovered in sand dunes on the Fraser Coast at the weekend. Here is the latest:

Mr Driessens, 23, was reported missing in late June, and despite extensive searches of the Urangan area where he was last seen, no traces of him have been found.

On the weekend, the search ramped up, with members of the police force, including the dog squad, and State Emergency Services crews combing the Urangan shoreline and nearby bushland.

Inspector Paul Algie said on the weekend items were found in the sand dunes at Urangan, including Dylan’s phone, clothing and an empty rum bottle.

The personal items were shown to his family, who confirmed the items belonged to him.

Drones will now be used to do aerial surveillance of the area and analysis of the tides will also be carried out in an effort to find Dylan.

“We obviously hold very grave fears for Mr Driessens’ safety,” Insp Algie said.

He said there would be analysis of the phone in an effort to uncover more clues as to Dylan’s whereabouts and at this stage there were no plans to scale back the search.

“They are grateful that these items have been located and it gives us more information from which to conduct the search, but they are obviously very distressed, which is understandable.”

The discovery of his personal items did narrow down the area that was being searched, especially as an extensive search of the area around Hervey Bay Botanical Gardens had been completed.

Police would continue the search along the shore front all the way to Gatakers Bay.

Dylan was last seen on June 24, 2022, about 3pm walking along a bike path towards Elizabeth St, Urangan.

Since then, his family has launched a desperate search, with his brother Joel speaking to The Chronicle last month to ask the community to help bring Dylan home.

He was last seen walking towards Urangan Pier wearing a black beanie, green hoodie, black jean shorts and grey and white joggers.

Dylan is described as caucasian in appearance, about 175cm tall with a proportionate build, light brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his hands.