NSW Police launch public appeal to find missing Northern Rivers woman Rachel Kinkhead, 48
Police need help to find a Northern Rivers woman, who has been missing for more than a month. Officers believe she could be in the Byron Bay area.
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Police are appealing for information to find a Northern Rivers woman, who has been missing for more than one month.
On Saturday, Richmond Police District called out for information from the public and said in a statement that Rachel Kinkhead, 48, may be in the Byron Bay area.
Ms Kinkhead was last seen at Swansea in the Lake Macquarie region on the state’s Mid-North Coast on September 26
When she could not be contacted or found, concerned officers from the Tweed-Byron Police District began a search.
Both police and Ms Kinkhead’s family hold serious concerns for her welfare, a NSW Police Force spokesman said.
She is described as caucasian in appearance, about 165-170 centimetres tall, with a medium build and brown/orange hair.
Police believe Rachel may have been in the Byron Bay area on Thursday, October 10. She is also known to frequent Mullumbimby and surrounds.
Know more? Phone Tweed-Byron Police, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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