A major search is underway to find a woman who has gone missing in Snowdonia.
Police are ‘extremely concerned’ for Ausra Plungiene, who left for a walk with her dog at about 10.30am on Tuesday, but didn’t return home.
North Wales Police is working with the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team and the RAF Search and Rescue to try to locate the 56-year-old, who lives in the Prestatyn area.
Her disappearance comes as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for wind in parts of North Wales on Tuesday afternoon.
A hunt across Eryri national park (Snowdonia) was coordinated after the alarm was raised shortly before 10pm on Tuesday.
Ausra’s car was found in a remote car park in Rowen shortly after midnight.
It is believed she may have been wearing a dark pink or purple padded jacket, black leggings and blue shoes when she vanished.
An image has been released of her alongside another picture of her dog, which is black.
Superintendent Owain Llewellyn said: ‘We are extremely concerned for Ausra’s safety and I am appealing to anyone who may have seen her or has any information on her whereabouts to get in touch.
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‘A number of resources were deployed throughout the night to try to find her.’
Locals have been asked not to conduct their own searches ‘due to the current inclement weather conditions’.
Anyone who has seen Ausra or has information on where she may be is asked to contact North Wales Police.
People are asked to ring on 101, quoting incident no A052734.
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