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United in grief: Sisters' emotional plea to find missing NSW woman

The distraught sisters of missing woman Allecha Boyd have fought back tears as they made a desperate plea for help to find her.

Two Melbourne women have wiped away tears and begged for their missing sister to come home.

Aleesha Boyd, who's the 27-year-old cousin of Collingwood AFL star will Hoskin-Elliott, disappeared in the NSW Riverina six weeks ago.

Police hold grave fears for Aleesha Boyd, who was last seen in the NSW Riverina six weeks ago. Picture: Facebook
Police hold grave fears for Aleesha Boyd, who was last seen in the NSW Riverina six weeks ago. Picture: Facebook

Ms Boyd, who was living in Wagga Wagga, has not contacted her family, accessed her bank accounts or posted to social media since she was last seen at Coolamon on August 10.

Rhiannon and Tammara Boyd flew to Wagga Wagga from Victoria on Thursday to join police in the search to find their missing sister.

Tammara Boyd described her sister as a loving and caring person.

Rhiannon and Tammara Boyd fought back tears as they made a desperate plea for help to find their sister. Picture: 7 News
Rhiannon and Tammara Boyd fought back tears as they made a desperate plea for help to find their sister. Picture: 7 News

"If someone knows something - and someone does - just let us know, just tell us, just anonymously call triple-0, CrimeStoppers, anything - just tell us anything," she told reporters on Thursday.

"Allecha, if you can hear us, we just want you to know that we love you and we just want you to be safe.

"Come home, call us, just know that anything that is wrong we can work it out, we can fix it I promise."

Police have seized a green and silver Subaru Outback station wagon which Ms Boyd was travelling in on the day she disappeared. Picture: 7 News
Police have seized a green and silver Subaru Outback station wagon which Ms Boyd was travelling in on the day she disappeared. Picture: 7 News

Police hold grave concerns for her welfare. The homicide squad has been called in as the search for the young chef continues.

"Our stance on this is it is still under investigation, still highly suspicious in terms of our concerns over her disappearance," Detective Inspector Darren Cloake said on Thursday.

"We once again enforce the need for anyone with any information to come forward, even if it is from before her disappearance."

In the days since Ms Boyd disappeared, family and friends have posted desperate pleas for help to find her on social media.

Ms Boyd was dropped off in the Coolamon area at 1.30pm on August 10 and police believe who she met next could hold the key to finding her. Picture: Facebook
Ms Boyd was dropped off in the Coolamon area at 1.30pm on August 10 and police believe who she met next could hold the key to finding her. Picture: Facebook

"My heart hasn't given up just yet I still feel like someone knows something, I can't bury you Leash Boyd not yet please come home or even make contact with someone... just please be ok you have to be," her sister Rhiannon posted to Facebook.

"I feel physically sick that you could be somewhere scared or someone has hurt you and you need us."

Police have released photos of a green and silver Subaru Outback station wagon which Ms Boyd was travelling in on the day she disappeared.

Police have since scoured bushland at Lester State Forest, outside the small NSW Riverina region country town of Coolamon. Picture: 7 News
Police have since scoured bushland at Lester State Forest, outside the small NSW Riverina region country town of Coolamon. Picture: 7 News

An earlier public appeal has led officers to believe Ms Boyd was dropped off in the Coolamon area at 1.30pm on August 10.

The friend who drove Ms Boyd there has been cleared by police of any involvement in her disappearance, however who she met next could hold the key to finding her.

Police have since scoured bushland at Lester State Forest, outside the small country town, but no clues have been uncovered to help detectives.