Sister 'Heartbroken' as Search for Shane Wilson Ends

The sister of Shane Wilson, the man feared drowned after he disappeared while fishing on the Goulburn River, says she was "heartbroken" to hear the search for him was ending. Mr Wilson, 53, was fishing from a kayak on the Goulburn River on Saturday, July 18, when the boat overturned. A week after a search was initiated, Victoria Police said the recovery effort had ended. "Sadly, with the passage of time and environmental conditions in the area, police hold grave concerns for the man’s welfare and have been working to recover his body," a spokesperson said. Mr Wilson's sister, Melissa Teague, said her family was "incredibly disappointed" that the search was ending. "I’m angry," she said. "We were told to prepare ourselves for the possibility that Shane may never be found. Hearing those words while we’re desperately waiting for answers was absolutely heartbreaking." Ms Teague said she had a close relationship with her brother, who was 13 years older than her. "He always made time for me," she said. "We’d cook potato gems together and watch all my favourite cartoons. "He’d play with me on the trampoline, teach me things, and when he was painting around the house, he’d hand me a little pot of water and a paintbrush so I thought I was helping." A week-long search Emergency Services were called to the river on July 18, after a witness on the riverbank raised the alarm about Mr Wilson. Victoria Police, the Country Fire Authority, Lifesaving Victoria and the State Emergency Service (SES) were involved in the search. An SES spokesperson had said Mr Wilson was a "strong swimmer", but the current was "flowing quite rapidly". Mr Wilson was not wearing a life jacket. Police did not respond to questions about why the search had concluded but confirmed they had been in contact with the family regarding the developments along the way. "Officers will revisit the area if further information is received or if there are any new developments," a spokesperson said. Ms Teague said she never called Mr Wilson by his first name; he was always 'brudda' to her. "Ever since I was little, I couldn’t say 'brother', so I called him 'brudda'. It just stuck," she said. Ms Teague said Mr Wilson would call her regularly "nearly every day on his drive home from work, usually complaining about Melbourne traffic". "Those everyday conversations are what I miss the most. He wasn’t just my big brother … he was my best friend," Ms Teague said.