Wolf87 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 https://fb.watch/8Kws3Gy5oS/ It felt weird putting this in the other thread now that the little boys body was recovered. Thought a new one should be started for updates. The parents have spoken to press. My heart just aches for them. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLittleEd Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 It's so terrible. I keep hoping for a miracle. It was heartbreaking reading the article with quotes from her mum. The poor family was just going camping. Makes me think twice about planning a camping trip, and even about camping in my own backyard again. Someone in the other thread said their father would insist on sleeping by the tent zip when they camped. I would never have thought that was needed, but perhaps it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou-bags Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I feel physically sick just thinking about it, to be honest. It's too much. This poor little girl (right after that poor little boy). Truly life can be so cruel. Wishing so hard for a miracle for this family. Come home Cleo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf87 Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 It’s just unfathomable. We went camping when DD was the same age - DD has always been very clingy in new environments, and I was never worried about her wondering off - although I always put the zips at the top of the tent in case she woke up confused and tried to leave. It never crossed my mind that someone would be brazen enough to come in and take her from under our noses. I really hope she’s found alive soon. The not knowing must be awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillipeppers Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I don’t camp but if I did my kids would sleep in the same tent as me. I guess I have grown up to not trust anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 The family were in one tent, it just had room dividers. That sleeping bag ( grey outside with a red inner and hood) would show up in that setting since I saw the overhead drone shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly_F Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Chillipeppers said: I don’t camp but if I did my kids would sleep in the same tent as me. I guess I have grown up to not trust anyone. They were in one tent…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillipeppers Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jolly_F said: They were in one tent…. Oh I didn’t realize that was the case, shit that is scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bornagirl Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I had trouble imagining someone removing her from the tent without them waking - I tend to forget some tents are BIG and it sounds as though the divider would have provided a bit of a buffer - sound, light wise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelSG Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Some people on Facebook were saying that the kids were sleeping in the ‘room’ closest to the entry and the adults were at the back. So that could make it easier for someone to slip in and slide out a little girl in her sleeping bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jolly_F Posted October 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2021 It really doesn’t matter where the kids were sleeping in the tent. Most tents have doors to the outside in both rooms, so it likely wouldn’t have mattered. They were doing what thousands of families do regularly and unfortunately something has gone very wrong. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnut Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 What a nightmare, I feel awful for Cleo's family. We used to camp all the time until we had kids and I grew fearful of snakes and other humans. An incident in our state where a little girl was molested while sleeping in the tent (he unzipped it) while her parents slept in their camper next to the tent did it for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Some people are just deep sleepers I'm not; I wake up at the slightest noise, but you could perform surgery on my husband without waking him up. He definitely wouldn't wake to the sound of a tent being unzipped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Just now, Lurker said: Some people are just deep sleepers I'm not; I wake up at the slightest noise, but you could perform surgery on my husband without waking him up. He definitely wouldn't wake to the sound of a tent being unzipped. Well they probably were in deep sleep as the parents were awake at 1.30am when Cleo asked for a drink... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees75 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) I think the best outcome is that she has been taken by someone connected to her biological dad. I think he has been interviewed (and ruled out with an alibi?), but maybe someone from his family? Edited October 19, 2021 by Lees75 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bornagirl Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, Lees75 said: I think the best outcome is that she has been taken by someone connected to her biological dad. I think he has been interviewed (an ruled out with an alibi?), but maybe someone from his family? We can only hope. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintyBiscuit Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 MOD HAT Can we please ask everyone to be careful around any speculation with this case as the search is still underway and we don’t know the outcome at this stage. Please also bear in mind that friends and family connected to the case could be reading along, and consider these factors before you post. Any issues please don’t hesitate to PM myself or one of the other mods MB 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooguru Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I've got an over-active imagination at the best of times. Especially camping. I'm not sure I'll be going camping again after reading this story. I keep checking the news as soon as I wake up hoping she's been found. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernegirl Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 When we camp (infrequently), DD sleeps in her sleeping bag in between me and DH. It was never consciously a safety thing, it was more so keep her warm. Also we have a small tent, so good luck anyone trying to creep in and not break their neck tripping over tent clutter. I hope Cleo is found safe and well but it feels like a forlorn hope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadto2 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 4 hours ago, Lees75 said: I think the best outcome is that she has been taken by someone connected to her biological dad. I think he has been interviewed (and ruled out with an alibi?), but maybe someone from his family? That hasn't occurred to me. Hopefully it is something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Dadto2 said: That hasn't occurred to me. Hopefully it is something like that. Yes, I re- read the articles and they have been written " Mrs X's partner" because originally the articles were saying " mum and dad". Then another article said the police were interviewing Chloe's biological father and I though, hang on, wasn't he camping with Chloe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey_Senses Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Just hoping she is found safely. As I mentioned in the other thread we are very keen campers and its just so scary the thought that something like this could happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaFreya Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Hoping she’s found safe. This gave me a bit of a think as I’ve been camping with DS. He tends to sleep late so I wake up first anyway. He also insists on bed sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fizgig Posted October 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2021 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-20/cleo-smith-search-growing-more-urgent-every-hour-wa-police-warn/100552506 Police confirm the tent zip was open to a height too high for Cleo to reach. This just makes me feel ill. I just cannot stop thinking about Cleo and how her family might be feeling. 6 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadto2 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) Odd there are no suspects. I know the camp site, it's small everyone knows everyone. A camper/car disappearing in the middle of the night would be noticed. And you have rangers coming daily to check your registration for the site. Plus there are multiple CCTVs in the area including a cattle grid which takes photos of every car/truck that passes over it (to stop cattle theft). Edited October 20, 2021 by Dadto2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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