22-05-2025
Worried mum issues harrowing plea after her daughter vanished from a popular lookout spot - as frantic search is launched in state forest
A distraught mother of a young woman missing for more than 24 hours has shared a desperate plea as police launched a search in a NSW national park.
Esmé Caverly, 25, was last seen at Minyon Falls Lookout in the Whian Whian State Forest near Lismore in the NSW northern rivers shortly before midday on Wednesday.
As NSW Police launched a public appeal into her whereabouts on Thursday, her mum Rowena took to Facebook to reshare the post with a harrowing plea.
'Esmé is my daughter. She has been missing for over 24 hours,' she wrote.
'Please share the police post far and wide.'
'My heart is aching.
The plea comes as local police launched an extensive search in Whian Whian State Forest in partnership with State Emergency Services and the National Parks and Wildlife Service crews.
Inquiries into Ms Caverly's whereabouts began after police were notified of her disappearance when loved ones were unable to locate or contact her.
Police and Ms Caverly's loved ones hold grave concerns for her welfare.
The police Facebook post has received more than 1,200 shares.
'Hope you are okay Esme, such a beautiful person. Thinking of you and your beautiful Mum,' a concerned friend posted online.
Ms Caverly is described as Caucasian, 170cm tall, medium build, medium-length brown hair and has a nose piercing.
She was last seen wearing a dark-coloured shirt, dark-coloured pants and black sneakers.
The 25-year-old is known to frequent the Whian Whian National Park and Suffolk Park areas.
Ms Caverly also has ties to Melbourne.
Police urged anyone with information into Ms Caverly's whereabouts to contact Lismore Police or Crime Stoppers.
Anyone who was in the Minyon Falls Lookout area around the time Ms Caverly was last seen with any available dashcam or mobile phone footage is also urged to get in touch.
