Police say personal items thought to belong to Whear recovered from waterlogged vehicle

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A car belonging to missing woman Yvonne Whear has been found in northern New South Wales, about seven months since the 73-year-old was last seen.

Following a tip off, police divers found the car in the Rous River in Dulguigan on Saturday 12 September – a short distance from Whear’s home.