NEWS.com.au | Search and Rescue operations: When do police stop looking for missing persons? NEWS.com.au AUSTRALIANS know that if they go missing help is likely to come. But how long do they have until police rescuers decide that all hope is lost and the search is called off? Megan Palin@megan_palin · news.com.auMarch 5, 201810:14pm. Video; Image. Play ... |