NT Police suspend search for missing pilot Bob Bramley
By The BriefBrief
NT Police have suspended a multi-day search for missing 23-year-old pilot Bob Bramley after debris was located during sonar and targeted dive efforts in Groote Eylandt waters. Bramley’s plane went down over the Gulf of Carpentaria on Tuesday morning, and he is still unaccounted for and believed to have died.
WHO:NT Police
WHAT:Suspended the search for missing pilot Bob Bramley after locating aircraft debris during underwater searches
WHEN:Reported Aug 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE:Groote Eylandt waters, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory
WHY:The search was suspended after an extensive multi-day effort using air, marine and specialist dive resources located aircraft debris.
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