Police have provided a tragic update two weeks after South Australian mother Helena Wright  leapt from a clifftop with their two children in her arms. 

Ms Wright, a deeply religious young mother originally from Estonia, fell from Cape Northumberland near Port MacDonnell on the morning of Monday, June 27, taking 23-month-old Hazel and three-month-old Lewis with her. 

She and Hazel were found floating at the base of the cape. Ms Wright’s Isuzu SUV was discovered at the clifftop, its engine still running. 

Lewis’ remains have never been found, and police confirmed they are investigating the tragedy as a murder-suicide.

Limestone Coast officer in charge Superintendent Trent Cox called off the search for his remains on Tuesday.

‘There were a group of seven water operations members that came down last Thursday,’ he said.

‘They conducted three dives before weather stopped that effort. Unfortunately they were not able to find Lewis.

‘The grim reality is he’s unlikely now ever to be found.’ 

Brad Wright’s entire family perished when Helena Wright leapt from a cliff with her babies

Ms Wright, a deeply religious young mother originally from Estonia, fell from Cape Northumberland near Port MacDonnell on the morning of Monday, June 27, taking 23-month-old Hazel and three-month-old Lewis with her 

Superintendent Cox said police would respond to reports of washed-up material in the future. 

‘It doesn’t mean that from time to time we won’t get called to investigate something that may have washed up,’ he said.

‘But for now there’s no formal search effort underway.’

 Superintendent Cox also called out Aussies discussing the tragedy online.

‘What I’d like to see happen is a lot of the community chatter that’s going on social media to stop,’ he said. 

‘I know that’s probably pie-in-the-sky thinking.

‘Where there are gaps in information where the community’s not in possession of [that information], for that to be filled with the rubbish that we’re seeing out there helps nobody and it’s incredibly distressing I’m sure for Mr Wright and the extended family.’

‘We understand the community’s need for information, but we have a duty and a moral obligation and a legislative obligation to the coroner to ensure only factual information is provided,’ he said. 

‘The compilation of that information takes time.’

SA Police have previously revealed Ms Wright went to Mount Gambier Police Station just hours before the incident. 

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‘I’m not saying we did anything wrong, but we’re obligated to make sure we got it right,’ he said. 

Cox said they would not wait for the outcome of an inquest to make changes if their investigation identified problems. 

‘With all incidents like this we review our actions to ensure that we are doing what we can to best serve the community.

‘Coronial inquests can take years … and if that’s the case we don’t want to wait that long before we make changes within South Australia Police, if there are changes that should be made.’