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Body Found in Tamarindo May
Be Missing Australian
The family of missing Melbourne
man Brendan Dobbins will prepare
evidence for Costa Rican
investigators after human
remains were discovered near the
Tamarindo beach where he
vanished in March.
His father, Brian Dobbins, said
while the details of the
discovery were sketchy, he would
send his son's dental records to
Costa Rican authorities.
Mr Dobbins said the family had
already received false leads,
including a report of a body in
Costa Rica on April 23.
"I'm waiting for any knowledge
of corroborative information –
they need to take forensic
examinations," Mr Dobbins said.
"I'm waiting to see what they
find. It's really premature and
it's going to take time."
Mr Dobbins said a DNA sample
might be needed to help
authorities with the
investigation of any remains.
He said would respond to
requests for his son's physical
information in order to help
with the identification process.
The Australian Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
said the Australian Embassy in
Mexico City had advised of the
recovery of the human remains on
the beach at Playa Langosta,
just three kilometres from
Tamarindo.
Local authorities would conduct
a forensic examination on
Monday, DFAT spokeswoman Julie
McDonald said tonight.
Mr Dobbins said the unresolved
situation was taking its toll,
particularly after false leads.
"It's obviously very difficult,"
he said. "It's not cut and
dried.
"They found a body so we have to
provide the information they
want."
Mr Dobbins said the latest news
of the body would have to be
substantially proven and they
would wait until that happened.
Brendan, a 24-year-old Melbourne
university student from Glen
Waverley, was last seen walking
along the Tamarindo beach resort
on March 4.
The RMIT University student, who
was on an exchange program at a
US university, was travelling
with Australian and US friends
when he went missing on the
beach.
His friends tried to recruit
help for days as they searched
the coastal area, but their
efforts proved fruitless.
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