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Discovery of missing woman's car in river heightens family's fears

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  • Yvonne Whear, 73, was last seen driving towards her home near Murwillumbah in February.
  • The daughter of a woman missing in northern NSW since February says the discovery of her mother's car at the bottom of a river has heightened the family's fears about what might have happened to her.
  • Ms Hallac said her mother had been to an art class at TAFE on the day of her disappearance.
  • Ms Whear's car was pulled from the Rous River near Dulguigan, less than 10 kilometres from her home.

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Yvonne Whear was last seen driving towards her home near Murwillumbah in February. Yvonne Whear was last seen driving near Murwillumbah, on Thursday February 19.

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Yvonne Whear, 73, was last seen driving towards her home near Murwillumbah in February.

Police are conducting a forensic examination of the car, but say although some personal items were recovered, Ms Whear has not still been found.

The daughter of a woman missing in northern NSW since February says the discovery of her mother's car at the bottom of a river has heightened the family's fears about what might have happened to her.

Ms Whear was last seen on the afternoon of February 19, when her car was recorded on CCTV travelling along Queensland Road in the direction of her farm near Murwillumbah.

Ms Hallac said her mother had been to an art class at TAFE on the day of her disappearance.

Ms Whear was also seen at the Shell service station on Tweed Valley Way at Murwillumbah around 3:15pm.

Ms Whear's car was pulled from the Rous River near Dulguigan, less than 10 kilometres from her home.

Police said Ms Whear's body was not found inside the vehicle and she remained missing.

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