In a heartbreaking development that has left Western Australia in mourning, police have revealed that missing FIFO worker William “Bill” Carter, 25, “wanted to end his life,” detailing his tragic journey from Perth Airport check-in to losing consciousness on Trigg Beach. The update, delivered by Detective Sergeant Mark Gregson on December 16, 2025, comes after Bill’s body was discovered washed ashore on December 15, nine days after he vanished on December 6. “This appears to be a deliberate act—Bill intentionally stepped into the waves,” Gregson said, citing the cryptic note in Bill’s backpack (“I need to disappear—sorry”) and his final movements. The question haunting his family: did he walk into the ocean to end his pain?

Bill, a Bunbury local, was dropped at Terminal 3 by mother Jenny O’Byrne at 12:40 p.m. for a flight to Karratha. He texted girlfriend Janae “love you” at 1:02 p.m., pinged at 1:05 p.m., then hailed a taxi at 1:20 p.m. to Trigg Beach—arriving 2:10 p.m. Witnesses saw him sitting “sad, waiting for someone” at 2:40 p.m. before walking toward the water. His backpack, found December 10, contained damp clothes and the note. Phone dead at 1:45 p.m.—no calls made.

Jenny, a nurse, is shattered: “He was off meds, struggling with FIFO isolation—I missed the signs.” Bill had anxiety post-Zambia trip, saying at brunch: “Sometimes you just need to disappear.” Police rule out foul play: “A tragic suicide.”

The FIFO toll is stark: 10 suicides in WA mines since 2020. Bill’s mates raised $100,000 for mental health. Janae: “He promised to come back—now he’s gone.”

As Christmas nears, Jenny pleads: “My boy wanted peace—he found it too soon.” WA mourns a light lost to darkness.