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Yvonne Whear

Missing-person case involving a 73-year-old woman last seen near Murwillumbah, NSW.

Missing person
last updated 17 September 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
16
Open questions
6
Last seen
19 Feb 2026
Age
73
Vehicle
Found
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Case file Yvonne Whear, reference D C zero one four three. ABC North Coast reported that on nineteenth February twenty twenty-six, about three fifteen p.m., seventy-three-year-old Yvonne Whear was seen at the Shell service station on Tweed Valley Way at Murwillumbah, driving a gold-coloured Ford Escape SUV. ABC North Coast reported that CCTV later recorded Ms Whear’s vehicle travelling along Queensland Road toward her farm near Murwillumbah, and that her daughter, Gillian Hallac, said there were no calls or messages explaining her leaving. Ms Hallac said that after four forty-six p.m., Ms Whear did not contact family or respond to messages. On tenth April, ABC North Coast reported police were still searching, including along the Rous River, where Ms Whear’s phone was last active. The Guardian reported that on twelfth September, police divers found Ms Whear’s gold Ford Escape in the Rous River near Dulguigan Road. ABC News reported police said her body was not inside, and she remained missing. The file’s open questions include where Yvonne Whear is, how the vehicle entered the river, and what forensic and mechanical examinations show. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one four three at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed16 entries
19 February 2026, about 3:15pm
Yvonne Whear was seen at the Shell service station on Tweed Valley Way at Murwillumbah while driving a gold-coloured Ford Escape SUV.
ABC North Coast
19 February 2026, afternoon
CCTV recorded Ms Whear's vehicle travelling along Queensland Road in the direction of her farm near Murwillumbah in the Northern Rivers.
ABC North Coast
19 February 2026, after 4:46pm
Ms Whear's daughter Gillian Hallac said there were no calls or messages explaining her leaving, and that after 4:46pm Ms Whear did not contact family or respond to messages.
ABC North Coast
10 April 2026
Ms Whear and her vehicle had not been seen since 19 February 2026.
ABC North Coast
10 April 2026
Police were still searching for Ms Whear.
ABC North Coast
10 April 2026
Tweed-Byron Police Detective Inspector Gary Sheehan said police had not ruled out foul play and were keeping an open mind about what may have occurred.
ABC North Coast
10 April 2026
Police had been searching an area along the Rous River where Ms Whear's phone was last active, and the police dive unit was continuing river searches in the area.
ABC North Coast
10 April 2026
Detective Inspector Sheehan said searches had used helicopters from New South Wales and Queensland police, drones from the rescue squad, and SES foot and line searches.
ABC North Coast
10 April 2026
Anyone with information about Ms Whear's whereabouts was asked to contact Crime Stoppers or Murwillumbah Police Station.
ABC North Coast
12 September 2026
Police divers found the gold Ford Escape SUV belonging to Yvonne Whear in the Rous River near Dulguigan Road, Dulguigan, a short distance from her home.
The Guardian · added 17 Sep 2026
12 September 2026
ABC News reported that Ms Whear's car was recovered from the Rous River near Dulguigan, less than 10 kilometres from her Dungay home.
ABC News · added 17 Sep 2026
12 September 2026
Police and the Marine Area Command's Diving Unit searched the area and established a crime scene after the vehicle was located.
ABC News · added 17 Sep 2026
12 September 2026
After the car was recovered from the water, police conducted a forensic examination before taking it for further mechanical examination.
ABC News · added 17 Sep 2026
12 September 2026
Several personal belongings believed to be Ms Whear's were recovered.
ABC News · added 17 Sep 2026
12 September 2026
Police said Ms Whear's body was not found inside the vehicle and she remained missing.
ABC News · added 17 Sep 2026
16 September 2026
ABC News reported that an independent search organisation had discovered the vehicle about three weeks before it was recovered by police.
ABC News · added 17 Sep 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Where is Yvonne Whear?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What happened after Ms Whear's phone was last active near the Rous River area?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What, if anything, explains the end of Ms Whear's contact with family after 4:46pm on 19 February 2026?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What do the forensic and mechanical examinations of Ms Whear's vehicle show?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
How did Ms Whear's vehicle enter the Rous River near Dulguigan Road?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
Where is Yvonne Whear after the recovery of her vehicle?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
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