The fourth day in the search for Elisa Curry on Victoria's Surf Coast has drawn to a close with still no sign of the missing Melbourne mother.
The 43-year-old was last seen by a neighbour who visited her at the family's holiday home at Aireys Inlet at 10pm on Saturday.
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Four days into the search for missing Aireys Inlet woman, police are still confident she is alive. Vision courtesy: Seven News.
State Emergency Service and CFA volunteers were stood down for the day on Wednesday afternoon and the search party is likely to be further reduced on Thursday to police who will focus on the immediate vicinity of the Aireys Street home.
There had been speculation Ms Curry, a keen marathon runner, may have gone for a late night jog with the family dog, a black Labrador, on Saturday night while her husband and three children were in Melbourne for the AFL Grand Final.
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But Inspector Peter Seel said on Wednesday it was "doubtful" Ms Curry went for a run so late at night.
It appeared her bed had been slept in and she may have got up in the middle of the night or went on a run on Sunday morning and injured herself or became lost.
"Without any real witnesses to tell us she was seen leaving the home whatever time on Sunday morning or the middle of the night, we just don't know," Inspector Seel said.
Her mobile phone, which is also missing, was turned off at 10.30pm on Saturday and remains off. It appears her Facebook account was also deleted.
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"We're still hopeful that she is alive," Inspector Seel said on Wednesday morning.
"We're looking for a live person at the moment. Obviously, yes, as time goes on the less likely it is that she's alive."
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"We may be looking at divers over next day or two," he said.
He said her husband and three children, aged between seven and 12, were distressed and worried.
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"They don't know what's happened and we can't give them the answers at the moment and it's sad," Inspector Seel said.
Ms Curry's husband raised the alarm on Sunday morning when he discovered his wife, her mobile phone and the family dog were missing.
Police don't believe she has met with foul play – there were no signs of a break-in or scuffle, and her bank account has not been touched.
Inspector Seel also eliminated the theory Ms Curry had taken the family dog for a run and said it more likely the Labrador escaped.
The dog was found by a neighbour distressed and roaming the streets late on Monday afternoon.
"The dog is about five years old and I don't think it runs very far at all. She definitely doesn't take it when she goes on long runs," he told 3AW.
"I suggest the dog got out and when they realised she was missing and the dog wasn't there I think someone assumed they were both together."
The family live in Surrey Hills but have had a holiday home in Aireys Inlet for three years.
On Tuesday, Ms Curry's husband David Curry, head of regulatory and corporate affairs at the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group, begged for her safe return.
"I, my kids, we just want her to come home," he said.
"Elisa, if you're out there, can you please contact us. If anyone has seen anything, just please contact us."
A neighbour who lives on the same street as the holiday home said many locals have also joined the search.
"You can't help but keep looking," she said.
"It is very distressing, isn't it? You feel sadness and despair, everyone is very concerned in the area. It could have been any of us. She's a mother and a daughter and a wife and a friend."
Anyone who has information or sees Ms Curry is urged to phone triple zero.