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Police are asking for the public’s help to find a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s who has been missing from a caravan park in Tweed Heads since Friday.

A search will resume this morning for Carol Anderson, 70, who left the Palms Caravan Park on Dry Dock Road at about 1.40pm on Friday. She was last seen walking toward Fraser Drive and has not been seen since.

She is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 160cm tall, of a medium build, with brown/grey collar-length hair. She was spotted on CCTV leaving the park wearing a long white dress with shoe-string straps.

Police say she may have taken shelter during rainstorms over the weekend and are encouraging people to look in garages and backyard sheds.

Anyone with information are asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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