Police divers brought in to search for Brisbane childcare worker, 22 - as authorities fear he may be dead
- Childcare worker, Samuel Thompson has been missing since March 7
- Police divers and sniffer dogs searched the North Pine River but did not find him
- He was last seen leaving his Albion apartment two weeks ago in a Ford Mustang
- The car was found unlocked in Byron Bay and police fear that he may be dead
- Police are chasing a new lead after a white Chrysler was spotted following him
Police divers and sniffer dogs have failed to locate a missing Queensland man who was last seen more than two weeks ago.
Samuel Thompson, 22, was captured on CCTV cameras leaving his apartment complex in Albion, north-east of Brisbane on March 7, with his orange Ford Mustang exiting the car park.
With his vehicle spotted near the North Pine River in Queensland's south-east, police divers searched the area, trawling sections of the river upstream but were unable to find anything.
Police sniffer dogs were also involved in the search, scouring for Mr Thompson's belongings nearby bushland in the Murrumba Downs area on Thursday.
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Police divers searched the North Pine River in in Murrumba Downs on Thursday searching for missing 22-year-old man, Samuel Thompson
Mr Thompson has not been seen since Tuesday morning and his friends and family have been unable to reach him through social media or on his mobile phone
Sniffer dogs were also used in the investigation, searching nearby bushland for any trace of Mr Johnson's whereabouts
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More than 50 police officers have been investigating the uncharacteristic disappearance of the young man but authorities fear that he may be held captive or dead.
The unsuccessful search through the North Pine River comes only a day after the family of the missing 22-year-old, made a tearful plea to the media, begging the public for any information on his whereabouts.
Holding back tears Mr Thompson's father said: 'Sam... If you can hear this, please call us or one of your friends,' the Brisbane Times reports.
Footage released of Mr Johnson the day he went missing, shows him leaving his apartment alone, and his distinctive Ford Mustang leaving the car park at around 9.30am.
The vehicle was then spotted in the Deep Water Bend Reserve Car Park on Tuesday at 1pm before it was found abandoned and unlocked in Wooyung in northern NSW, at around 7.30pm.
He was last seen clearly be seen exiting his Albion apartment on Tuesday morning
CCTV cameras captures his final sighting, making his way to his car wearing sunglasses and a hat
He drives off in his Ford Mustang before it is found abandoned and unlocked near Byron Bay
Police are also interested in speaking to the driver of white Chrysler 300, that was captured driving closely behind Mr Thompson's Mustang at the time of his disappearance.
Police are urging the driver of the Chrysler or anyone who may have seen the car in Bald Hills on Tuesday March 7 to contact them immediately.
'The circumstances of Sam's disappearance are quite concerning in that he's just vanished off the face of the earth,' Detective Tim Trezise said on Monday.
Mr Thompson's dog was also found unattended at his home in Albion, a Brisbane suburb on Thursday.
It had been abandoned in the apartment for two days - something that added to investigators' 'suspicion,' the police spokesperson said.
This white Chrysler was spotted closely following Mr Thompson's Mustang the day he went missing
Mr Thompson's father Bruce held back tears as he spoke to the media on Wednesday
The location of Mr Thompson's Ford Mustand as well as other spots around Brisbane, are being considered as possible search areas, police said.
He is described as Caucasian, 180cm tall, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with any information about Mr Thompson's movements or that of his car are urged to come forward to the police.
His dog was found abandoned in the apartment for two days - something that added to investigators' 'suspicion'
Search crews were spotted near Deep Water Bend, in the northern Brisbane suburb of Bald Hills
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