Search for woman

Lawrence: Rescuers plan to resume searching today for a missing woman in Gabriels Gully near Lawrence.

Police SAR coordinator, Senior Constable Murray Hewitson, said the search began on Sunday night after members of the public raised concerns about a person seen walking on the Gabriels Gully track that afternoon.

He said the individual, identified as a 60yearold woman from Dunedin, appeared to be in distress, leading those who saw her to raise the alarm on their return.

‘‘We’ve found some footprints we believe may belong to the person concerned, but nothing else yet. Sunday night was pretty mild, so we remain positive in our search,’’ he said yesterday afternoon.

Six teams accompanied by rescue dogs stopped searching at dusk yesterday, and will continue this morning.