Police have issued an SMS geo-targeting alert and are re-appealing for public assistance to locate a 78-year-old woman missing from the state’s mid north coast.
The recently launched geo-targeting tool allows the NSW Police to send a brief SMS message to all mobile devices within a defined area, giving a description of the missing person and details on how to report sightings.
78-year-old Adele Morrison was last seen leaving her home in Port Macquarie about 6am on Tuesday to travel to Gloucester.
Family members reported her missing to Mid North Coast police on Wednesday and officers commenced inquiries into her whereabouts.
“Investigations have revealed the woman attended a shopping centre at Gloucester about 10.45am on Tuesday,” NSW Police said in a statement.
“Her movements after this remain unknown and she has not been heard from since.
“Police and family continue to hold serious concerns for Adele’s welfare due to her age and current weather conditions in the area.
“It is also out of character for Adele not to have made contact with family members.”
Adele is described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 150cm to 160cm tall, with a medium build, grey hair and hazel eyes.
She is believed to have been travelling in a red 2017 Toyota Corolla with NSW registration plates DSN 47R.
She is known to frequent the Gloucester, Maclean, Nabiac, Berrico and Barrington Tops areas.
Anyone who may have seen or heard from Adele, or who may have seen a red Toyota Camry with registration DSN 47R on the Mid North Coast in the past four days is urged to contact police immediately.
