Police discover items of interest during search for missing woman Samantha Murphy, but later determine they are not relevant to the case. Search continues with the help of various agencies. Investigators believe she was captured on CCTV running in a specific area.
Police on Wednesday discovered items of interest during their search for the missing Ballarat East mother, but later said they were not relevant to the case. Victoria Police say the search is continuing with the help of SES, CFA, uniformed police, the canine unit and mounted branch. Victoria Police say items recovered in bushland on Wednesday are not believed relevant to the search for missing woman Samantha Murphy .
Ms Murphy, 51, failed to return home on Sunday morning after heading out for her regular run in a nearby state forest. Emergency service vehicles temporarily blocked an entrance to the Woowookarung Regional Park, across the road from her home, after items were discovered in bushland on Wednesday. Investigators examining footage from the area believe that Ms Murphy was running along Eureka Street, and was captured on CCTV near the intersection of Warrenheip Road at around 7:16am, running towards Yankee Flat Road. Police are now asking residents in the area to review their CCTV footage from between 7:00am and 11:00am. "The main thing I've seen is on social media
Police Search Missing Ballarat East Mother Samantha Murphy Bushland CCTV