Daniel Morcombe (Altar boy) 13, murdered

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Here is a rare picture of Daniel's parents as they have been touring schools warning of predators. They received a warm reception. With them receiving a hug from one of the students. Clearly they feel encouraged and supported by their fellow australians.

This post is from abc.net.au (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) which are known to be a neutral reporting agency. They tend not to sensationalize and stick to the facts. Given that one news agency has already been caught lying about reporting about Daniels search, I thought the to be the most safe and efficient news source.

The parents of murdered teenager Daniel Morcombe will today visit students in Bundaberg in southern Queensland to help spread the child safety message.

Daniel Morcombe was 13 when he disappeared while waiting for a bus at Woombye on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in 2003, sparking the largest missing persons case in Queensland's history.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe are touring 20 schools on a road trip from Brisbane to Cairns as part of National Child Safety week.

They will then help the State Government to develop a child safety program for the Queensland curriculum.

The Morcombes will visit students at Shalom College in Bundaberg this morning, and children at Chanel College in Gladstone this afternoon.

Tomorrow, they will visit students at Emmaus College in north Rockhampton.

Mrs Morcombe says they are prepared to answer some difficult questions from school students.

"Bruce and I have organised this road trip to speak to a number of schools on the way just to tell them Daniel's story," she said.

"We are letting them know he was a real boy and we just have to give them a few safety messages - we're not there to scare the kids.

"We just want to make sure that when they feel uncomfortable or unsafe, they know how to remove themselves for a dangerous situation and tell someone straight away they can trust."

Mr Morcombe says he hopes their story will have a positive impact.

"We're looking forward to it - it'll be challenging certainly but we enjoy driving and we enjoy talking to kids on how to keep safe," he said.

"I think it's a good combination and hopefully it makes a big, big difference to the impact of absorbing those messages that we're trying to get across to the kids."

Remains search
Yesterday, police said they found more human remains at the Beerwah site of the search for Daniel's remains on the Sunshine Coast.

Three bones found last month have already been confirmed as those of Daniel Morcombe.

Police and State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have been scouring the swampy bushland for more than three weeks.

Forensic testing of two shoes also found at the site is ongoing.

Police have charged Brett Peter Cowan with a number of offences, including with Daniel's abduction and murder.

The father of three has signalled he will fight the charges.