A mother and her toddler were discovered deceased west of Port MacDonnell. The mother had visited a police station the day before the tragic discovery. Authorities are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide involving the mother and her two children. A three-month-old infant remains missing after extensive land and sea searches concluded. The community has been deeply affected by this heartbreaking incident.

Police say chance of finding missing baby alive ‘zero’ after bodies of mother Helena Wright and toddler found in ocean near Port Macdonnell

Police have confirmed they conducted a welfare check at a woman’s home in the hours before her body – and that of her young child – were found in the ocean.