Eight days into the search for Dezi Freeman, some Porepunkah locals won’t talk. Others are getting edgy

Police have set up a mobile facility on the main street of Bright, with the search for alleged Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman now in its eighth day. Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian

Glen Siede and his son Nick White are standing under the base of Mount Buffalo. The sky is clear, the river is up, and there is fresh snow on nearby slopes.

Normally, the caravan park they run would be filled with people sitting along the banks, kids playing in the park, and mountain bikers returning after a morning on the trails.