{"id":113851,"date":"2026-02-27T11:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/?p=113851"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:35:56","slug":"police-to-hold-press-conference-as-search-continues-for-missing-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/news\/police-to-hold-press-conference-as-search-continues-for-missing-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you seen Yvonne? Police to hold press conference as search continues for missing woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a 73-year-old woman missing from the Tweed.<\/p>\n<p>Yvonne Whear was last seen driving along Queensland Road at Murwillumbah on Thursday February 19.<\/p>\n<p>Officers from Tweed\/Byron Police District were notified on Saturday February 21 and began inquiries into her whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113858\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113858 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Have-you-seen-768x1024.jpg?_t=1772150440\" alt=\"Yvonne Whear, 73, was last seen in the Murwillumbah area on February 19 and has not been heard from since. Photo: SUPPLIED\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Have-you-seen-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Have-you-seen-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Have-you-seen-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/Have-you-seen.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yvonne Whear, 73, was last seen in the Murwillumbah area on February 19 and has not been heard from since. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Police and family have serious concerns for her welfare, describing her disappearance as out of character.<\/p>\n<p>Yvonne was initially believed to have last been seen at Dungay on Wednesday February 18.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1269427868467672%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Further inquiries established she attended the Shell service station on Tweed Valley Way at Murwillumbah about 3.15pm on February 19.<\/p>\n<p>About 3.22pm the same day, her vehicle, a gold Ford Escape wagon with NSW registration EWS28P, was seen travelling north on Queensland Road towards Dungay.<\/p>\n<p>She has not been seen or heard from since.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113855\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/333333.jpg?_t=1772150171\" alt=\"Gold Ford Escape wagon with NSW registration EWS28P, the vehicle Yvonne Whear was driving when she was last seen on February 19. Photo: SUPPLIED\" width=\"513\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/333333.jpg 513w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/333333-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold Ford Escape wagon with NSW registration EWS28P, the vehicle Yvonne Whear was driving when she was last seen on February 19. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yvonne is described as being of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern appearance, about 154cm tall, of medium to solid build, with long grey-brown hair and a large scar possibly on her right arm.<\/p>\n<p>She is known to frequent the Murwillumbah and Dungay areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114361\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/refund-clock-ticking-for-bluesfest-fans-as-banks-outline-chargeback-rules\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114361 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/refund-1024x538.jpg?_t=1774049605\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/refund-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/refund-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/refund-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/02\/refund.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>LATEST NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/refund-clock-ticking-for-bluesfest-fans-as-banks-outline-chargeback-rules\/\">Refund clock ticking for Bluesfest fans as banks outline chargeback rules<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A press conference will be held at 1pm today outside Tweed Heads Police Station, where Tweed\/Byron Police District crime manager Detective Inspector Matthew Zimmer is expected to address the media.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is urged to contact Murwillumbah Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 000 333.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the latest on this story and other breaking news, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/subscribe-here\/\">subscribe to the Tweed Coast Times<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a 73-year-old woman missing from the Tweed. 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