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Remains of Owen Ryder, last seen near Hermannsburg in '99, identified by police

Mr Ryder lived about 10 kilometres from Hermannsburg, west of Alice Springs. (ABC News)

A man who went missing in the Northern Territory outback nearly 24 years ago has been identified, after new DNA evidence allowed police to identify human remains found in Central Australia.

Owen Ryder was declared missing in August 1999 when he did not return to his home at Kwala Outstation, about 10 kilometres from Hermannsburg.

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