Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage girl missing from Albion Park Rail.
Zara Pearson, aged 16, was last seen at Albion Park Rail, about 4pm yesterday (Wednesday 11 November 2026).
When she could not be located or contacted, officers from Lake Illawarra Police District were notified and commenced inquiries into her whereabouts.
Police and family hold concerns for her welfare as she lives with several medical conditions.
Zara is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 160cm tall, of thin build, with long dyed-red hair and blue/grey eyes.
She was last seen wearing a black "Everlast" hoodie, cream coloured track-suit pants and white "Puma" runners.
She is known to frequent the Albion Park Rail and Lake Illawarra areas.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.