Ausra Plungiene: Urgent search after woman goes missing while out walking dog
COPS have launched an urgent hunt for a woman who went missing while out walking her dog.
Keen hiker Ausra Plungiene, 56, was last seen on Tuesday in Snowdonia, northwest Wales.
She has not been seen since - and police are now concerned for her safety.
Police has released pictures of Ausra and her dog, and are asking the residents in the area to remain vigilant.
According to reports on Facebook, Ausra parked her car in Rowen, a small village near Eryri National Park.
However, it is not known which route she took once she began her walk.
Ausra, who lives in the Prestatyn area, is believed to have left for her walk at around 10:30am with her dog, but she failed to return home.
The alarm was raised shortly before 10pm last night when North Wales Police coordinated a search across a vast area of Eryri. Her car was located by officers in the Rowen area during the early hours.
She may have been wearing a dark pink/purple padded jacket, black leggings and blue shoes.
Superintendent Owain Llewellyn of North Wales Police said all efforts were being deployed to search for Ausra. He said: “We are extremely concerned for Ausra’s safety and I am appealing to anyone who may have seen her or has any information on her whereabouts to get in touch.
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“A number of resources were deployed throughout the night to try and find her. Her vehicle was located in a remote car park in Rowen shortly after midnight so we are working to establish which route she may have taken.
“Searches are continuing across the area this morning – involving a number of resources including air support, and due to the current inclement weather conditions, I would ask members of the public not to conduct their own searches, and allow our Mountain Rescue colleagues to continue their enquiries”.
It comes after Nicola Bulley vanished while walking her dog in January.
She was found in the river on February 20 - three weeks after she vanished.
Nicola's disappearance after her mobile was found on a bench still connected to a work conference call.