Bones have been found as police search for the remains of a suspected murder victim who vanished more than 20 years ago.
South Australian detectives have renewed their investigation into the disappearance of Port Lincoln woman Susan Goodwin, who was 39 when she was reported missing in July 2002.
Police said they paused their search after the discovery of bones at a Port Lincoln property during preliminary excavations on Wednesday.
An anthropologist from Forensic Science SA and additional resources from the forensic response section and Major Crime branch have travelled to the town to confirm if the bones are human remains and continue excavations.
Police had been using specialised radar equipment to scan a property in Pamir Crt, which adjoins Moonta Cres, where Goodwin had lived.
On Tuesday, Detective Inspector Andrew Macrae said it was "a tragedy that Susan's family have spent the last 23 years without answers''.
Goodwin was last seen about lunchtime on July 19, 2002, after shopping at Coles and Woolworths in Port Lincoln.
Police have previously said she was murdered "by someone who was very close to her" and they believe the killer still lives in the town.
Macrae said investigators believed there were people in the local area who had knowledge of what happened to Goodwin.
In 2017, police said a public appeal for information had led to seven persons of interest being cleared by the investigation.
A reward of up to AU$200,000 (NZ$223,419) is offered for information leading to the conviction of Ms Goodwin's killer and/or information that leads to the recovery of her remains.
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