Police search for missing Laggan woman

Police stop ground search for Jillian Fahey

Information vital in search for Jillian Fahey

The Crookwell community is doing everything it can to support the family of a missing Laggan woman, says Mayor Brian McCormack.

The Upper Lachlan Shire Mayor has searched his own property in an effort to find 50-year-old Jillian Fahey, who went missing on Easter Sunday.

Cr McCormack lives on the Laggan to Taralga Road, which runs up to the rear of the Fahey family’s Cummins Road property.

Like others in the area, the search committee asked him to scour his property for any possible sign of Ms Fahey.

“They are friends of ours. My son has been involved in the search,” he said.

“People are feeling it. They’ve put in a lot of time helping and one of the biggest concerns they have is that they don’t really know where to look. Everyone is hoping she’ll be found.”

Cr McCormack said Ms Fahey was a bubbly person and her family was long time residents of Laggan. Her mother, Dawn worked in the local pharmacy for many years and her father, Errol was a fencing contractor.

“They are very well respected. I couldn’t find enough good words to say about them,” he told The Post.

He urged anyone with information to contact police or the family.

Meantime, Ms Fahey’s children Taegan, Carli and Josh appeared on Seven news on Sunday night.

Taegan said she “just wanted her (mum) to come back.” Jillian had failed to return for a family lunch after driving home from Crookwell on the Sunday morning. She was last seen in the town at 10.30am.

“It’s just bizarre. It’s like a dream and not like her at all,” she said.

Taegan had gone to the property, where she found the gate and house locked and left an Easter present on the door handle.

Carli also told Seven news that it “was so unlike her (mother) not to contact someone.”

Police, SES and volunteers have searched more than 60 square kilometres, including 250km of rural roads.

In a Facebook post, Taegan said Carli and Josh had been “swimming in freezing neighbouring dams” looking for their mother.

“We followed a medium around the property because we are out of ideas,” she wrote.

“I spoke to her every day in text at least. She can’t just disappear. Nobody can just disappear into thin air.”

Police confirmed Ms Fahey did not take any personal belongings with her

The Post has attempted to contact the family.

Police stopped the ground search on Friday and moved into an investigation phase.