{"id":15346,"date":"2024-02-10T12:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T12:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/10\/fears-grow-for-runner-missing-in-dense-australian-bushland-for-six-days\/"},"modified":"2024-02-10T12:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T12:49:29","slug":"fears-grow-for-runner-missing-in-dense-australian-bushland-for-six-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/10\/fears-grow-for-runner-missing-in-dense-australian-bushland-for-six-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears grow for runner missing in dense Australian bushland for six days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australian police are combing a large swathe of bushland in the state of Victoria for a woman who has been missing without a trace since going for a run six days ago. <\/p>\n

Samantha Murphy left her Ballarat home for a run in the Woowookarung Regional Park at 7am on Sunday, according to Victorian police. <\/p>\n

Her family raised the alarm when the 51-year-old mother\u00a0failed to return, and no sign of her or her belongings have been found despite an extensive search by police and community members. <\/p>\n

Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad took control of the operation on Friday, coordinating local police, search and rescue services, police dogs and mounted officers who are scouring the area. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be clear that at this time, we have nothing immediate to indicate there is anything sinister behind Samantha\u2019s disappearance,\u201d detective acting superintendent Mark Hatt said on Friday. <\/p>\n

But high temperatures over recent days \u2013 sometimes reaching 37 degrees Celsius (98 Fahrenheit) \u2013 and the length of time she\u2019s been missing have fueled concerns for her safety. <\/p>\n

Hatt confirmed that Murphy had her phone with her and that police had been working with communication technicians throughout\u00a0the investigation. <\/p>\n

Murphy was last seen wearing black half-length leggings and a maroon singlet, according to Victoria Police, who have circulated an image of her taken by the family\u2019s security cameras on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Her daughter, Jess, made an emotional plea on Thursday, saying how much she wants her mother to \u201ccome home soon\u201d and can\u2019t wait to give her \u201cthe biggest hug.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI know she\u2019s out there somewhere, so if you could please continue to search for her to give us something to work with,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Woowookarung Regional Park spans 641 hectares, about twice the size of the Central Park in New York City and is popular among local joggers and cyclists for its scenic trails. <\/p>\n

Inspector Bob Heaney said the terrain involved in the search had been \u201cchallenging,\u201d with many unused mines, waterways and thick scrub. <\/p>\n

But a local resident later came forward to identify herself in the footage, dashing hopes for a potential lead, the news network said. <\/p>\n

A Facebook group called Find Samantha Murphy has been created with almost 14,000 followers as of Friday. Users discussed the search operation and shared their good wishes. <\/p>\n

Speaking alongside his daughter on Thursday, her husband, Michael, urged local residents to report every \u201clittle thing\u201d they find relevant. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll give us a bit of peace of mind if we get some hope,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australian police are combing a large swathe of bushland in the state of Victoria for a woman who has been missing without a trace since going for a run six days ago. Samantha Murphy left her Ballarat home for a run in the Woowookarung Regional Park at 7am on Sunday, according to Victorian police. Her <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":15347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15346","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}