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Anna Falkenmire

Missing woman found 'safe and well' by trail bike riders on walking track

Susan Chiddy, 62, has been reported missing from the Empire Bay area. Pictures supplied by NSW Police

Update:

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after she was located by police and firefighters on trail bikes on a walking track.

Susan Chiddy was reported missing from the Woy Woy area after she was last seen leaving a service station at Empire Bay about 12pm on July 31.

Police launched an investigation into her whereabouts, making public appeals for information and undertaking a multi-agency land search this week.

The 62-year-old woman was found "safe and well" on the Daleys Point walking track at Killcare on Thursday morning, three nights after she was last seen.

Police officers and Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews on trail bikes made the discovery about 10.30am.

"She was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Gosford Hospital in a stable condition," a police spokesperson said.

Brisbane Water Police District officers thanked the community, the RFS and the State Emergency Service (SES) for assisting.

Earlier:

POLICE are appealing to the public for help as they search for a woman reported missing from the Woy Woy area on the Central Coast.

Susan Chiddy, 62, was last seen at a service station on Empire Bay Drive, at Empire Bay, about midday on Monday, July 31.

Brisbane Water Police District officers launched investigations into her whereabouts when she could not be contacted or found.

Police said concerns are held for Susan's welfare due to a medical condition she lives with.

She is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 170-175cm tall, of thin build, with grey bob-style hair.

She was last seen wearing black tracksuit pants, a grey hoodie, blue jacket, blue socks and white slides with dark stripes.

She is known to frequent the Woy Woy, Blackwall, Empire Bay and Killcare areas, according to police.

Anyone with information on Susan's whereabouts, or who may have seen her, has been urged to please contact Gosford police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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