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FIFO worker who disappeared after failing to board flight found dead

A 25-year-old FIFO worker who disappeared after failing to board a flight at Perth Airport has been found dead.

William Carter arrived at Perth Airport T3 about 12.40pm (GMT) on December 6 to travel to the Pilbara for his working stint, but never made his flight.

Instead, he was at the airport for an hour and a half before leaving in a taxi about 2.10pm and travelling to Trigg Beach.
Bill O'Byrne travelled from Kelmscott to Perth Airport on December 6 but was missing by 2pm that same day after he did not make his flight to Karratha. William Carter smiled in a photo with his mum before she dropped him off at Perth Airport on December 6. (Facebook)

He was last seen near a surf club on West Coast Drive about 30 minutes later.

Today, police confirmed they found a body.

While it has yet to be formally identified, the body is believed to belong to Carter.

Police are not treating his death as suspicious and are preparing a report for the coroner.

Carter’s family had serious concerns about his welfare.

He had smiled in a photo with his mum hours before she dropped him off outside the terminal.