Hopes of finding NSW woman alive diminishing after she disappeared on night-time bushwalk

Police say they're not treating the disappearance of Esther Wallace as a homicide

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New South Wales police say the disappearance of a woman on a night-time bushwalk near Orange is not being treated as homicide, but believe the likelihood of finding her alive is diminishing.

Tottenham resident Esther Wallace, 47, has been missing since 30 November, after she became separated from her partner while bushwalking at Federal Falls in the Mount Canobolas state recreation area.

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