Updated – 7:45pm: Police advise the missing female walker from Maydena earlier this afternoon has been located safe and well.
Earlier: Authorities have launched a search operation for a female bushwalker who went missing near Maydena in Tasmania’s south-west this afternoon.
The woman disappeared while hiking on the Twisted Sister Track near Gordon River Road after becoming separated from her walking group.
The area has been hit with a cold-snap today, with locals earlier sharing pictures of snow covered mountains surrounding Maydena.
Fellow hikers reported her missing to authorities shortly before 2pm, prompting an immediate response from emergency services.
Search efforts are currently combining aerial and ground resources, with a helicopter scouring the area from above while ground crews and drones search the surrounding terrain.
