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Daniel Morcombe Memorial
Daniel Morcombe Memorial

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The monument commemorates Daniel Morcombe who was abducted while waiting for a bus on his way to do Christmas shopping in 2003. 

Daniel James Morcombe was a 13-year-old Australian boy who was abducted from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, on 7 December 2003. In August 2011 Brett Peter Cowan, a former Sunshine Coast resident, was charged with Morcombe's murder. In the same month, DNA tests confirmed bones found in an area being searched by the SES under the guidance of the police were Morcombe's.

Location

Address:Nambour Connection Road, Kiel Mountain Overpass, Palmwoods, 4559
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.666667
Long: 152.976944
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Crime
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au