{"id":69468,"date":"2026-08-11T08:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/69468\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T08:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:42:13","slug":"search-for-missing-melbourne-man-evan-sinclair-enters-new-phase-after-car-found-hundreds-of-kilometres-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/69468\/","title":{"rendered":"Search for missing Melbourne man Evan Sinclair enters new phase after car found hundreds of kilometres from home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The car of a missing Melbourne man who vanished almost two weeks ago has been found in bushland hundreds of kilometres from his home, as police continue their search to find him.<\/p>\n<p>Evan Sinclair, a 24-year-old Belgrave man, was last seen leaving his home on McNicol Rd around midnight on July 31.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Police have revealed Mr Sinclair\u2019s distinctive yellow Holden Commodore has now been found in East Gippsland\u2019s Wingan State Forest. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvan is still missing despite a thorough search of the Wingan State Forest over the weekend,\u201d a police spokesman said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice and family have concerns for his welfare as his disappearance is completely out of character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sinclair\u2019s car had previously been seen travelling through Bairnsdale and Cann River in the early hours of August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Police were joined by search and rescue team, Airwing and K9 units, SES and representatives from Fisheries Victoria to search for Mr Sinclair in Wingan State Forest over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>They will continue to search on Tuesday and have now expanded their search into Croajingolong National Park. <\/p>\n<p>Police said there has been no activity from Mr Sinclair\u2019s bank accounts and social media pages since he disappeared. <\/p>\n<p>He is described as caucasian, approximately 183cm tall with brown hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p>He also has a distinct tattoo on his wrist. <\/p>\n<p>Originally published as <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/national\/victoria\/news\/car-of-missing-belgrave-man-evan-sinclair-found-hundreds-of-kilometres-from-melbourne-home-as-police-search-expands\/news-story\/90552c9995e94e39a0be3857fd8fc45f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Car of missing Belgrave man Evan Sinclair found hundreds of kilometres from Melbourne home as police search expands<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The car of a missing Melbourne man who vanished almost two weeks ago has been found in 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