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Cory couldn't recall when he first realized Bianca was missing. There was such a huddle around the chief as he gave his briefing that it was difficult to keep track of who was where.
‘I can confirm that there has been a fatality at Shallow Falls overnight. We are informing the family as I speak and there will need to be a formal identification process before we release the name of the deceased.’
‘Can you confirm if it's the body of a child?’ the TV reporter asked. Cory hadn't seen her before; he knew most of the local press, but it looked like the big guns had been dispatched.
‘I can't confirm the age or gender of the deceased before we have completed the formal identification process. I hope you'll appreciate that with Poppy Norman missing at the moment, it's import
