New Zealand - Kim Bambus, 21, Piha, 23 March 2017

[los2188]

Young Auckland woman Kim Bambus missing after going for a run at Piha

A young Auckland woman has vanished after telling friends she was going for a run at a west coast beach.
Kim Bambus, 21, was last seen in Ponsonby yesterday morning when she told friends she was going to Piha for a run.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11825488​

 

[Pi Thoughts]

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-searching-missing-auckland-woman-kim-bambus


Police are looking for help from the public to locate missing Auckland woman Kim Bambus.

Kim was last seen in Ponsonby yesterday morning when she told friends she was going to Piha for a run. Her car has been found on Log Race Road, Piha at the entrance to Ahuahu Track (Mercer Bay loop track).

A search for Kim on the track by SAR volunteers started last night and is continuing today.

 

[Pi Thoughts]

Police are still keeping an open mind of what has happened to missing woman Kim Bambus.

At a press conference this afternoon a police spokesman said people have survived longer than this but as time goes on they have greater concern for the 21-year-old.

"We very much remain hopeful that she remains alive.

"We really don't know what's happened to Kim ... All we know is that she's missing and we're trying to find her.

"It's an open mind. There are an endless number of possibilities because at this stage we don't know what's happened to Kim. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11825794

 

[Seabreeze1]

Hope she is found safe and sound.

 

[Goldilox]

Another lady went missing there in 2012. Never found

 

[doodles1211]

Another lady went missing there in 2012. Never found

Well, let's hope that this is not the case here. The police are scaling back on their search, because there is no evidence of foul play at this time.
Hoping that she is found soon!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11827816

 

[kiwi50]

I don't think she will be found alive.

 

[Pi Thoughts]

I don't think Kim will be found alive sadly.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/loc...anish-without-trace-in-echoes-of-maori-legend
The towering, sheer cliffs above Auckland's Mercer Bay are among the city's highest, but the rugged terrain is no stranger to tragedy. Simon Smith reports.

The area where Kim Bambus was last seen is an idyllic place, with cliffs rising high above the Auckland skyline.

It was Friday morning, when Bambus told her flatmates she was headed to Piha for a run.

 

[Goldilox]

Evacuations after suspicious fires overnight, amid a spate of suspected arsons at iconic Auckland surf spot.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/923...ernight-evacuations-in-Piha-west-of-Auckland/

 

[kiwi50]

Sad that she has never been found.

 

[Goldilox]

Sad that she has never been found.

Small country yet quite a few disappearing lately

 

[Goldilox]

:Bump:

 

[bancam]

The missing people of Piha: 25 years, six cases, no answers

Since 1992 six people have gone missing from a small area around Piha without a trace - those affected are calling for answers...

It’s nearly impossible to find a local who accepts the coroner's findings in any of Piha’s missing persons’ cases.

 

[Uilebheist98]

As someone who has lived around Piha, I don't think there's foul play here. The cliffs around there are incredibly unstable and the currents are quite strong, people who get washed away tend to end up further south