Ballarat police have escalated their search in their continued efforts to find a woman with an intellectual disability who has been missing from Brown Hill, near Ballarat, since Monday.
Today, Search and Rescue police will join local officers along with the Mounted Branch, SES, Air Wing and Special Solo Unit to search for Angela Tulloh, 44, who was last seen in Brown Hill on Monday 31 October about 12.45pm.
Police have set up a command post at Russell Square, near Canterbury Street near where Angela was last seen, and will search the surrounding area and waterways in a bid to find her.
Police and family are concerned about Angela as she has a cognitive impairment and exhibits selective mutism which means she is unlikely to call out for help when if needed.
Angela's disability causes her to ingest non-food items, including petrol, alcohol, cleaning products and medications, which cause unconsciousness.
Angela recently had a stay in the Intensive Care Unit after she was located unconscious in the street after ingesting such items.
Police are appealing for the community's help to find Angela and ask people in the vicinity of Brown Hill, Black Hill, Canadian and Ballarat East to check their properties, sheds, and garages for her.
Angela has brown eyes, shoulder length dark brown hair, fair complexion and is around 150cm tall.
She was last seen wearing a grey Oodie (type of wearable blanket) and grey Ugg boots.
An image of Angela has been released in the hope someone can provide information on her current whereabouts.
Anyone who sights or with information about Angela is urged to call Triple Zero (000).
