Police update: Concerns for welfare in Alice Springs

Search efforts for missing woman Beryl Collins, continue today with police officers on motorbikes searching a stretch of road west of Alice Springs.

A land search with officers on motorbikes, was deployed to search an 11km stretch of roadside outbound from Larapinta Drive this morning, after further investigations revealed Mrs Collins was last seen walking in the area on the morning of 14 March.

Senior Sergeant Michael Potts who is leading the search, said investigations revealed Beryl was last seen walking near the Albrecht and Larapinta Drive intersection early that morning.

"What we've been told is that Beryl was last seen outside a residence in the Holtermann Court on the night of 13 March, and then seen again the following morning at the intersection of Albrecht and Larapinta Drive.

"At the time, Beryl was wearing a grey coloured skirt a dark coloured top and wearing a black backpack, we believed to be filled with groceries."

Police and family hold concerns for Mrs Collins welfare, as she has underlying medical conditions.

"The possibilities are endless in that Beryl could be have been picked up by family or friends and is currently staying somewhere and unaware that she's missing, or that she is lost," said Snr Sgt Potts

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