Gordon Copeland’s family handed a post-it note by police with search location, inquest hears

Gomeroi man's family tells inquest they felt disrespected throughout search process after he went missing in a Moree river in 2021

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The family of Gordon Copeland have told an inquest they were given a post-it note by police with information about where to look, and felt disrespected throughout the hurtful, heartbreaking" search for their loved one, after the Gomeroi man went missing in a Moree river.

Lesley Fernando, Gordon Copeland's aunt, gave emotional testimony on Thursday, telling the inquest the Copeland family had waited desperately for information for hours the morning after his disappearance.

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