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Two women missing in Royal National Park found by police

NSW Police have located two women who were lost in the Royal National Park overnight, but a teenager missing since Sunday in the same area has still not been found.

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Search resumes for three missing women

Police are continuing their search in the Royal National Park for two women missing since Tuesday and another woman missing since Sunday. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.

Friends Kate Bateup and Nikki Groves contacted officers from the National Parks and Wildlife Service about 2pm on Wednesday, reporting they were lost.

They told officers they had walked on an unknown track east from Waterfall railway station, but contact with them was lost soon after.

Kate Bateup (left) and Nikki Groves, missing in the Royal National Park, have been found.
Kate Bateup (left) and Nikki Groves, missing in the Royal National Park, have been found. Photo: Facebook

The NSW Ambulance Service were assessing the women's health, but said neither would require transfer to hospital. 

Officers from Police Rescue and the Sutherland Local Area Command had recommenced the search for the two women at 8am on Thursday.

Hiker: Kate Bateup.
Hiker: Kate Bateup. Photo: Facebook

The search was in addition to a nearby operation searching for 16-year-old Cassie Olczak, missing since Sunday after apparently leaving a train at Waterfall station. Police say there is no link between the two cases.

Ms Olczak's mother made an emotional appeal for any information about her daughter to be provided to police. 

Police are urging anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on1800 333 000 or to use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/