By nightfall on that eerie spring day in 1997 the gravity of Gerard’s disappearance was clear.
More than 90 police and SES volunteers — on horseback, bike and foot — scoured Rockingham’s bushland and beaches in vain.
His mother Cyrese made an emotional television plea: “Gerard, if you can see this, just know that we love you and don’t lose hope”.
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