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Search continues for woman missing in Melbourne's south

From ABC Australia · () English

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  • Police are searching for Yun, a 39-year-old woman from Dandenong, missing in Melbourne's south since Wednesday.
  • She was last seen on CCTV walking towards the beach in Parkdale on Wednesday evening.
  • Her car was found in the car park with her phone inside; family in China lost contact with her.

Authorities are intensifying their search for Yun, a 39-year-old woman from Dandenong, who has been missing in Melbourne's south since Wednesday. Yun, also known as Michelle, was last seen on Wednesday evening, captured on CCTV footage walking towards the beach in Parkdale.

Her vehicle was discovered by officers in the foreshore car park on Friday night, with her phone still inside. Police and her family, who are based in China and lost contact with her on Tuesday, have expressed significant concern, describing her disappearance as highly out of character.

Yun was last definitively sighted at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, at a foreshore car park located at the corner of Rennison Street and Beach Road in Parkdale. Earlier that day, she was seen filling her car with petrol at a service station.

Extensive search efforts have been underway, involving the Air Wing, Water Police, the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard, and uniform officers who scoured the Parkdale foreshore and surrounding waters on Saturday. Today, police and State Emergency Service volunteers are conducting a line search of the area immediately surrounding the car park.

Police are appealing to the public for any information regarding Yun's whereabouts. Anyone who may have seen her is urged to contact Triple Zero (000), while those with information are asked to contact Dandenong Police Station.

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