In the wake of yesterday’s missing person report there’s a chilling release from NSW Police today:

Police search for man after body of woman found in car – Bermagui

Thursday, 23 April 2015 03:42:56 AM

A Police operation is currently underway at Bermagui in the Bega Valley following the discovery of the body of a woman in a car.

About 8.30pm (Wednesday 22 April 2015), police from Far South Coast Local Area Command stopped a car on the Bermagui to Tathra Road at Cuttagee Point, Bermagui, before the driver fled into bushland.

Police conducted a search of the vehicle, where they located the body of a woman, believed to be aged in her 30s.

A crime scene has been established at the car, and a perimeter has been set up as police search for the man.

Investigations into the incident are continuing. Initial investigations suggest the man and woman were known to each other.

Police are hoping to speak with a man who may be able to assist with inquiries. He is described as being of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance, in his late 20s, with an athletic build. He was last seen wearing dark clothing.

Police advise members of the public who see the man or know his whereabouts not to approach him, but to contact ‘Triple 0’ immediately.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.

ACT Policing has released the tweet below:

ACT Policing is currently liaising with NSW Police Force officers in relation to the discovery of a woman’s body inside a car in Bermagui.

— ACT Policing (@ACTPolicing) April 23, 2015

UPDATE: NSW Police have made a further release:

Inquiries continue after woman’s body found in car – Bermagui

Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:05:24 PM

Detectives in the state’s south-east are continuing inquiries following the discovery of a woman’s body at Bermagui overnight.

Police from Far South Coast Local Area Command stopped a blue Hyundai Getz on the Bermagui to Tathra Road just after 8.30pm (Wednesday 22 April 2014). The male driver ran from police into nearby bushland.

During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located a woman’s body in the boot.

A crime scene was established and a perimeter of the area was set up as a search was launched for the man.

The woman has not been formally identified; however, police are investigating possible links to this incident and reports of a missing couple from the ACT.

Local detectives are liaising with the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad and ACT Policing as inquiries into the incident continue.

Investigators are appealing for public assistance as they continue their efforts to locate the man.

He’s described as being of Pacific Islander / Maori appearance, approximately 180cm tall, with short black hair and with a solid build.

Anyone who see’s the man, or believe they know his whereabouts, is urged not to approach him but to contact Triple Zero ‘000’ immediately.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.

UPDATE: The ABC is reporting a man has been arrested:

#BREAKING: A man has been arrested over the discovery of a woman's body in the boot of a car at Bermagui #NSW

— ABC News Canberra (@abcnewsCanberra) April 23, 2015