Weather hampers Blue Mountains search

Posted Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:46pm AEDT - ABC

The search for a missing woman in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney has been suspended due to poor weather.

54-year-old Sydney woman Jennifer Keegan has been missing since Tuesday.

Her car was found parked near the Govetts Leap lookout at Blackheath.

The search will resume tomorrow.

 

Where is Jennifer Keegan?

Jan 16, 2010 at 10:27 AM  - The Western Weekender

Police have found the car of a woman who went missing from Kingswood earlier this month. Officers have appealed for public assistance as they continue in their efforts to locate 54-year-old Jennifer Keegan, who was last seen on January 5 at her home in Derby Street. Her vehicle, a yellow-coloured 1981-model Datsun Sunny bearing NSW registration plates LID 788, was located last Friday at Govetts Leap Lookout at Blackheath. Police searched the Govetts Leap area and the Blue Mountains National Park, but there has been no sign of Ms Keegan. “Ms Keegan’s disappearance is out of character and police hold grave concerns for her welfare,” police said in a statement. “Ms Keegan is described as being of white/European appearance, about 165cm tall, thin built, with shoulder length reddish-brown hair which is greying.” Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen Ms Keegan or has information about her disappearance to contact St Marys Police on 9677 7499 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Mystery surrounds woman’s disappearance

Monday, 01 Feb 2010 10:31am
 

Investigators are seeking clues into the mysterious disappearance of a woman from western Sydney earlier this month.

Jennifer Keegan, 52, was last seen at 10.30am on Tuesday (5 January 2010) at her home in Derby Street, Kingswood.

She was reported missing by a neighbour later that day.

Her car, a yellow 1981 Datsun Sunny was found abandoned at the Govetts Leap car park at Blackheath several days later.

A subsequent search of the area by officers from police rescue failed to find any other trace of her.

Her car was also forensically examined but did not hold any further clues as to her whereabouts.

Police have today released CCTV which captured her buying fuel at a service station on Parker Street at Kingswood on the afternoon she was last seen.

This is her last known confirmed sighting.

St Marys Local Area Command Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Anthony Holton said her disappearance has her family and friends deeply worried.

“It is totally out of character for Jennifer to go away for this period of time without making contact with loved ones,” Detective Inspector Holton said.

“We have been in close contact with her family in Queensland, who have told us Jennifer gave no indication that anything was wrong.

“We are hopeful she is safe but cannot rule out the possibility of some type of misadventure.

“At this point in the investigation, it is vital we find someone who might have seen Jennifer or her car at the Govetts Leap car park.

“We need to establish who parked the car at that location and, if it was Jennifer, how she left the area.


“Anyone with that information needs to come forward immediately,” he said.

Ms Keegan is described as being of white/European appearance being 165cm tall, thin build, with shoulder length reddish brown hair which is greying.

Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen Ms Keegan or has information regarding her current whereabouts to contact them immediately at St Marys Police Station (02) 9677 7499 Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Callers can remain anonymous and might be eligible for a reward.