Missing Uber driver found dead after week-long search
<p>Two teenage boys, 17 and 18, have been charged over the alleged murder of an Uber driver who went missing about a week ago.</p>
<p>The driver, Scott Cabrie, 47, was found dead near a boat ramp on Power House road, Howard, on Queensland’s Fraser Coast, 280km north of Brisbane, at around 11:30 am on Sunday.</p>
<p>Queensland police allege Mr Cabrie was killed during a rideshare trip in his blue Nissan X-Trail.</p>
<p>Investigations led detectives to issue a search warrant at an address in Pacific Haven where a 17-year-old male was taken into custody.</p>
<p>The 17-year-old was additionally charged with one count each of murder, robbery and deprivation of liberty.</p>
<p>The teen was refused bail and will appear before Hervey Bay Children’s Court on Monday.</p>
<p>On the same day, at around 6:25pm, officers issued a warrant to another Hervey Bay address, where they arrested an 18-year-old man from Sunshine Acres.</p>
<p>The 18-year-old has been charged with one count each of murder, the unlawful use of a vehicle, arson, armed robbery and deprivation of liberty.</p>
<p>He was also refused bail and will appear in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Monday.</p>
<p>Mr Cabrie’s vehicle had been found burnt out near Wieland road at Pacific Haven on Tuesday, February 7, three days before he was reported missing.</p>
<p>A search operation with officers, water police, SES volunteers and drone technology was launched in the area and surrounds.</p>
<p>On Sunday morning, February 12, the body believed to be Mr Cabrie was discovered near a boat ramp, but the cause of death is yet to be revealed.</p>
<p>The police are currently looking into the movements of a blue 2017 Nissan X-trail with Queensland registration 675YF on Torbanlea Piallba Road between 11 pm and midnight on Monday, February 6.</p>
<p>Authorities have appealed to anyone who may have relevant information or dashcam footage to come forward.</p>
<p>Investigations into the circumstances surrounding Mr Cabrie’s death are still ongoing.</p>
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