October 3, 2024 • 6 mins
Nate Palmer has finally been located. Raider Nick jumped on the phone with Nate's Dad, Rhett Palmer.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Have you seen missing sixteen year old Nate Palmer. The
boy has not been seen since ten pm on Thursday,
nineteenth September at Isabella Planes. It's believed Nate has traveled
to Sydney and maybe in possession of.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
A double bag.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
There's a photo of him on the ACT Policing Facebook page.
Anyone with information is urged to call one three one
triple four.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Yeah. Huge relief that one Nate Palmer was found safe
and well in Sydney last weekend and is now back
in Canberra safe and sound with his family. And of course,
speaking of his family, his father, he's wonderful, courageous father,
Rhet Palmer, who I just want to say I know
personally and this conversation we're about to have right now
(00:40):
is of a personal nature with lots of emotional investment
being a parent myself, I just wanted to state that first,
and we're really fortunate to have Rhet on the line
right now, the father of Nate Mate. I know it's
a really challenging time as you're still processing what went down.
I can't even begin to imagine what you went through
(01:01):
as a parent myself when we found out that Nate
went missing. There were three layers of heartbreak. The first
layer was jeez, Nator, I hope he's okay. The second
layer was that poor family. That third layer of heartbreak
ready was Jesus hope that it's okay.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Yeah, and you're right. And it did, and it comes
in way. It came across in ways most definitely. But
the tough part was, you know, you know, like anyone
would think up front, was why. You know, that's the
question that everyone comes at you with, and if you
knew the answer, then you could have stopped it in
(01:36):
the first place. So for me, it was just you know,
trying to wrap my head around it. On the Friday
evening when we did report him missing that I went
on police station to them really try and understand what's
really happened to us. You can't comprehend what that's like.
(02:00):
It's only people that have walked my walk or still
walk in my walk, which is unfortunate for those to
go through because from one day to the next, you
can't think. It's a struggle to regulate your emotions. So
I found myself in my Locael Jim, just down the
(02:21):
road here at Lanion, I would be on the treadmill
walking on the treadmill to then you just be crying.
So the very next day we just drove straight to
Sydney because that was one of the last things we
received from his iPhone to say that he was located
in the Sydney region. To then try and think, Okay,
he's in this location. If we sit here long enough,
(02:44):
we'll see But unfortunately we didn't. Everything just went stone cold.
Were shocking.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
What makes it worse? Yeah, places like King's Cross not
a safe place for a sixteen year old to be
full stop. So I just can't imagine the extra waves,
extra heaviness that would have been.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Yeah, And it was like you just can't comprehend. You know,
here's a sixteen year old kid that you know it's
going to work every day to then you know, just
this sudden snap and disappearance was just hard to comprehend.
Your yell opt and you think what you know and
then you start blaming and stuff, What have I done wrong?
(03:23):
You know all of those things that just run through
your head.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
What were you feeling when you when you saw him again?
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Well, you know, we received a phone call to say,
you know, we want to talk to you about your son,
to get that phone call to say, Red, we've found Nate.
That to hear that made me choke, and then I
(03:50):
wanted the second part of okay, is he alive or
is he dad? And they said he's alive and we're
having at least. So we made our way straight over there,
and of course that the detectives took us to the holding.
(04:11):
They went into the room and there he was to
see your son. And the first thing I said to
this is, I didn't think that I would ever get
the chance to say this to you, but I'm going
to say it right now. I love you. And for
him to hear that was enough for me to have
that moment of relief and to bring him home was
(04:36):
just such a relief, you know. And as you say
the relief, yes, but you know, my heart goes out
to those families that have walked my walk already. We're
just lucky, you know, we're one of the unique cases.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Well, mate, I really appreciate your vulnerability. I can imagine
that you're still your mind's quite still boggled by it all,
and it'll take some time to process all this and
to also be there mainly for your family and for
your son already I can hear the bounce back factor
about you and the way you're processing it and using
it and to make change in the community and to
be of service as you are.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
And it's definitely something you know that I would love
to advocate for is in the foreseeable future, or reach
out to kids that are at a similar age.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
When I scrolled and saw that Facebook post that young
Nat has been found, but I shed a tear of
joy for you too, and I know that a lot
of people around not just the Camera community, the Queen community,
but also in Sydney at large would have been relieved
and the ones that know you like I do or
extra extra relieved and happy the fact that you and
your family's back together again and your treasures back home.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Mate. Yeah, absolutely mate, And I've gotten you know, nothing
but gratitude to close friends like yourself, just thanks to
the community here in Canberra, Queanbean, Sydney, will Ongong, where
I grew up pretty much Australia. I'm lucky to have
the out come when you have, Mate, So thank you.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
All I can say is all the best in processing
all this and then moving back on to joint happiness
for yourself and your family and your life mate.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Yeah beautiful. Thanks very much, Nick, and thank you all.
Have you seen missing sixteen year old Nate Palmer. The
boy has not been seen since ten pm on Thursday,
nineteenth September at Isabella Planes. It's believed Nate has traveled
to Sydney and maybe in possession of.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
A double bag.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
There's a photo of him on the ACT Policing Facebook page.
Anyone with information is urged to call one three one
triple four.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Yeah. Huge relief that one Nate Palmer was found safe
and well in Sydney last weekend and is now back
in Canberra safe and sound with his family. And of course,
speaking of his family, his father, he's wonderful, courageous father,
Rhet Palmer, who I just want to say I know
personally and this conversation we're about to have right now
(00:40):
is of a personal nature with lots of emotional investment
being a parent myself, I just wanted to state that first,
and we're really fortunate to have Rhet on the line
right now, the father of Nate Mate. I know it's
a really challenging time as you're still processing what went down.
I can't even begin to imagine what you went through
(01:01):
as a parent myself when we found out that Nate
went missing. There were three layers of heartbreak. The first
layer was jeez, Nator, I hope he's okay. The second
layer was that poor family. That third layer of heartbreak
ready was Jesus hope that it's okay.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Yeah, and you're right. And it did, and it comes
in way. It came across in ways most definitely. But
the tough part was, you know, you know, like anyone
would think up front, was why. You know, that's the
question that everyone comes at you with, and if you
knew the answer, then you could have stopped it in
(01:36):
the first place. So for me, it was just you know,
trying to wrap my head around it. On the Friday
evening when we did report him missing that I went
on police station to them really try and understand what's
really happened to us. You can't comprehend what that's like.
(02:00):
It's only people that have walked my walk or still
walk in my walk, which is unfortunate for those to
go through because from one day to the next, you
can't think. It's a struggle to regulate your emotions. So
I found myself in my Locael Jim, just down the
(02:21):
road here at Lanion, I would be on the treadmill
walking on the treadmill to then you just be crying.
So the very next day we just drove straight to
Sydney because that was one of the last things we
received from his iPhone to say that he was located
in the Sydney region. To then try and think, Okay,
he's in this location. If we sit here long enough,
(02:44):
we'll see But unfortunately we didn't. Everything just went stone cold.
Were shocking.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
What makes it worse? Yeah, places like King's Cross not
a safe place for a sixteen year old to be
full stop. So I just can't imagine the extra waves,
extra heaviness that would have been.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Yeah, And it was like you just can't comprehend. You know,
here's a sixteen year old kid that you know it's
going to work every day to then you know, just
this sudden snap and disappearance was just hard to comprehend.
Your yell opt and you think what you know and
then you start blaming and stuff, What have I done wrong?
(03:23):
You know all of those things that just run through
your head.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
What were you feeling when you when you saw him again?
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Well, you know, we received a phone call to say,
you know, we want to talk to you about your son,
to get that phone call to say, Red, we've found Nate.
That to hear that made me choke, and then I
(03:50):
wanted the second part of okay, is he alive or
is he dad? And they said he's alive and we're
having at least. So we made our way straight over there,
and of course that the detectives took us to the holding.
(04:11):
They went into the room and there he was to
see your son. And the first thing I said to
this is, I didn't think that I would ever get
the chance to say this to you, but I'm going
to say it right now. I love you. And for
him to hear that was enough for me to have
that moment of relief and to bring him home was
(04:36):
just such a relief, you know. And as you say
the relief, yes, but you know, my heart goes out
to those families that have walked my walk already. We're
just lucky, you know, we're one of the unique cases.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Well, mate, I really appreciate your vulnerability. I can imagine
that you're still your mind's quite still boggled by it all,
and it'll take some time to process all this and
to also be there mainly for your family and for
your son already I can hear the bounce back factor
about you and the way you're processing it and using
it and to make change in the community and to
be of service as you are.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
And it's definitely something you know that I would love
to advocate for is in the foreseeable future, or reach
out to kids that are at a similar age.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
When I scrolled and saw that Facebook post that young
Nat has been found, but I shed a tear of
joy for you too, and I know that a lot
of people around not just the Camera community, the Queen community,
but also in Sydney at large would have been relieved
and the ones that know you like I do or
extra extra relieved and happy the fact that you and
your family's back together again and your treasures back home.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Mate. Yeah, absolutely mate, And I've gotten you know, nothing
but gratitude to close friends like yourself, just thanks to
the community here in Canberra, Queanbean, Sydney, will Ongong, where
I grew up pretty much Australia. I'm lucky to have
the out come when you have, Mate, So thank you.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
All I can say is all the best in processing
all this and then moving back on to joint happiness
for yourself and your family and your life mate.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Yeah beautiful. Thanks very much, Nick, and thank you all.
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