30 Sep 2020

Phone of missing Marlborough woman found by police

6:04 pm on 30 September 2020

The police have found the cellphone of a woman who has been missing in South Marlborough for more than a week.

Missing Marlborough woman Melissa Ewings.

Melissa Ewings has been missing since 20 September. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

Melissa Ewings, 31, has not been seen since she told a friend she was going for a walk to the Clarence River on the afternoon of 20 September.

She was reported missing when she didn't turn up for work on the following day.

Senior Sergeant Peter Payne says officers have located some items of interest during their search for Ewings, including her cellphone, which is currently being analysed.