The older brother of Crows captain Jordan Dawson, Jaryd, has been found dead after going missing from Robe in South Australia on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The search for Jaryd was officially called off on Wednesday afternoon, a day on from his disappearance, with SA Police confirming a report was being prepared for the coroner following the \u201csudden death of a man in the state\u2019s South East\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are no suspicious circumstances. We ask that you respect the family\u2019s privacy at this time,\u201d SA Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Police spent the day searching near a lookout in Robe where the new father\u2019s car was discovered.<\/p>\n
It is understood that emergency services crews have since retrieved his body, which was found nearby.<\/p>\n
The tragic update comes after his wife, Jessica Carter Dawson, made a public plea to find her husband, who had recently became a new dad, on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf anyone has seen or heard from Jaryd Dawson since around 2.30pm yesterday please, please let us know,\u201d she wrote on Instagram, tagging Jaryd\u2019s mother and sister Marian Dawson and Chloe Kane.<\/p>\n
Crows star Dawson\u2019s wife Milly also shared the post on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Jordan was not sighted at the Crows\u2019 main training session on Wednesday after his brother\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n
Coach Mathew Nicks told reporters earlier that Dawson would not be training because of \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d. <\/p>\n
Jaryd married Jessica in late 2024 before welcoming their first child together, Hudson Ronald Dawson, in September.<\/p>\n
The Dawsons grew up in Robe, a remote town more than 300km from Adelaide, and played football together at school.<\/p>\n
Much like his brother Jaryd was also a talented footballer and won two best-and-fairest awards playing with the Robe Roosters Football Club.<\/p>\n
He featured in their A Grade Grand Final in the Mid South Eastern Football League last year.<\/p>\n
Jaryd is also the co-founder of Domus Design & Build, a boutique home building company based in Robe.<\/p>\n