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Rural search for missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski enters second day

Police and SES volunteers continue to scour land and drained for any clues.

Police in Victoria will be continuing their search north-west of Melbourne on Tuesday in the hopes of finding clues to the whereabouts of missing woman Karen Ristevski.

On Monday police and SES volunteers scoured land and drained dams between Blackhill and Gisborne roads looking for any clues that might suggest where the Melbourne mother might be.

“Investigators are appealing for anyone that resides in this area to consider checking their properties for any changes or any suspicious activity since the disappearance of Karen,” a Victoria Police spokeswoman said in a statement on Monday.

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Ms Ristevski, 47, was last seen by her husband Borce Ristevski at her Avondale Heights home on June 29. She has not used her bank accounts or phone since she vanished.

Authorities have not said why they are searching this area in particular but Detective Inspector Stephen Dennis of the Missing Persons Squad said told the media: “We are certainly keen to search this area as thoroughly as we can.”

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