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Police find human remains during search for missing Victorian teen | ABC News Top Stories

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Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle has apologised for causing confusion, after claiming a person had died after failing to connect to Triple Zero amid a nationwide Telstra outage on Wednesday.South Australian police have been investigating the death at a regional hospital in the state, but have since confirmed Senator Liddle's comments were "incorrect".In a statement, Senator Liddle offered her condolences to the family of the person who died, while apologising to the wider community for the confusion, saying the concerns raised were based on information available at the time.The missing persons squad has arrested a 16-year-old boy after a body was discovered in a small western Victorian town of Donald.Police believe remains found late yesterday are of 13-year-old Layla Jeffrey, who 'd been missing from her Donald home for six days.A 53-year-old Donald woman and a 55-year-old Melbourne woman are assisting with the investigation, and have not been arrested.Former colleagues of veteran broadcaster Derryn Hinch are remembering him as a polarising person, following his death aged 82.Hinch was best known for his decades-long career in the media, and his efforts to strengthen laws around sexual and violent offenders.He died in his sleep this morning.Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode.For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen.

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