The top cop investigating the mysterious disappearance of missing girl Cleo Smith has said he believes the little girl is still somewhere in Western Australia.
Cleo vanished from a tent at a camping site near Carnarvon on the northwest coast of Western Australia on October 16 with police believing the youngster was abducted - rather than wandering away by herself.
Detective Superintendent Rob Wilde, who is leading the case, revealed he thinks it unlikely the person who snatched the four-year-old has crossed the border into another state.
While police are exploring 'all avenues' on the understanding the little girl could be 'anywhere' by now, the top cop said it's more likely Cleo is still on home soil.
The top cop investigating the mysterious disappearance of missing girl Cleo Smith (pictured) has said he believes the little girl is still somewhere in her home state
Detective Superintendent Rob Wilde (pictured) revealed he thinks it unlikely the person who snatched the four-year-old has crossed the border into another state
'It's always possible but it's more likely that if someone has taken Cleo that they would still be within Western Australia,' he told the West Australian.
'If they had crossed the border, it would imply that someone from the Eastern States had committed the offence, when it's more likely that — if that is what's happened - the offender would be from here.'
Supt Wilde said West Australian police were in contact with jurisdictions across the country to ensure the little girl doesn't slip through the cracks.
'Photos, posters and descriptions of Cleo have been publicised nationwide, but there are no leads or credible sightings to indicate she has been taken interstate,' he said.
The detective said that if Cleo had been abducted the person behind the act would be 'bold and brazen' to take her while she lay beside her sleeping family.
He said it would have been 'opportunistic' for the abductor to take Cleo from the tent just hours after her family
