Missing Nelson woman found after car spotted down bank

December 30, 2021
Jylesza Needham.

A 24-hour search for a missing Nelson woman has come to an end after police came across a car down a bank.

Jylesza Needham, 29, left Nelson on Wednesday morning, driving towards Christchurch, but was later reported missing after family became concerned for her.

A police spokesperson confirmed her car was later found on Thursday afternoon having "crashed down a bank on the Kohatu-Kawatiri Highway".

She is reported to have suffered minor to moderate injuries.

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