Fresh call made for missing man
NSW Police are appealing for public assistance, as part of Missing Persons Week, to locate missing 56-year-old Neil Hinkley who was last seen in Umina in December last year.
About 10:45am on Wednesday, December 19, Mr Hinkley attended an optometrist appointment in Umina and was expected to return home but did not arrive.
He was reported missing to police by family members.
Neil John Hinkley is described as of caucasian appearance, 175cm tall, medium build, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone who knows of Mr Hinkley's whereabouts, or who can assist with information, should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
New South Wales Missing Persons Week posters, featuring Neil Hinkley and located 14-year-old Bethany Neville, are currently being promoted on billboards, at bus stops and train stations across the state.
Over $210,000 in free advertising space for the Missing Persons Week poster has been donated by Outdoor Media Association.
Missing Persons Week began on Sunday, July 28, and ran until Saturday, August 3.
NSW Police profiled a missing person every day of the campaign.
Each year 35,000 people are reported missing in Australia, which is one person every 15 minutes.
In NSW last year, 12,409 people were reported missing, of those 84 remain missing.
This year's campaign focused on people living with a mental illness as a key group in the community most at risk of going missing.
The campaign message "See the signs before they disappear" encourages people to learn the potential warnings signs that someone they know isn't coping and to seek help.
Media release, 28 Jul 2013
NSW Police Media