Hundreds march in WA to raise awareness of unsolved disappearances of Indigenous men
Hundreds of people have joined rallies across WA's north, calling for more action and awareness of the disappearance of several Indigenous men. Family members say their loved ones have been forgotten.
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00:00Walking side by side, a call for answers.
00:05What happened to our son?
00:07Hundreds taking to the streets of Broome, Geraldton and South Hedland in support of their missing loved ones.
00:13Pilbara men Zane Stephens, Clinton Lockyer and his relative Wesley,
00:17the Kimberleys Jeremiah Rivers, Wiley Oscar and Jimmy Taylor,
00:21and Brenton Scharf from Geraldton.
00:23It's not the same without Brenton at home or around us.
00:28All missing for months, in some cases years,
00:32including 12-year-old Jimmy Taylor who hasn't been seen since the mid-70s.
00:37And so Jimmy went to the shop, but Jimmy didn't come home.
00:42The families say the men have been forgotten by authorities
00:45and the number of missing Indigenous men is a national crisis.
00:49We need proper actions and we actually need proper resources and give families closures.
00:55WA Police and the Premier insist the investigations are ongoing.
00:59These people aren't forgotten.
01:01It's a priority for us when a person goes missing.
01:05We do our best endeavours to find them.
01:08This is incredibly sad stuff.
01:10Our police, particularly through Regional Shield,
01:12have all the resources they need to provide appropriate resources and workforce.
01:19While all of the families stand united in their grief and hope to bring their loved ones back home,
01:24there's also an underlying message, a plea for anyone with information to come forward.
01:31These families vowing they'll keep fighting until their boys are home.