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Bay of Plenty woman Natalie Podesvova overdue from Urewera trail walk, police seek sightings

Rotorua Daily Post
30 Aug, 2023 03:00 AMQuick Read

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Natalie Podesvova, 32, has not returned from a trail walk in the Urewera Ranges. Photo / Supplied

Natalie Podesvova, 32, has not returned from a trail walk in the Urewera Ranges. Photo / Supplied

Police have appealed for sightings of a Bay of Plenty woman who has not returned from a hiking trip.

Natalie Podesvova, 32, was last seen leaving her Ōpōtiki address around 5pm on Sunday, police said in a statement today.

Before leaving she told her friends she was travelling to the Urewera Ranges, specifically Lake Waikeremoana to camp and do a trail walk.

She was travelling in a Grey 2005 Mazda MPV registration GWM400.
She was travelling in a Grey 2005 Mazda MPV registration GWM400.

She said she would return on Monday, August 28, however has not returned, police said.

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She was travelling in a Grey 2005 Mazda MPV registration GWM400.

Police asked that anyone who has seen Podesvova or her vehicle between Ōpōtiki and Lake Waikeremoana contact 105 and reference filer number: 230830/1533.

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