IMPORTANT! Please read. Missing Gransnet member in France

What about Woman's Hour BBC Radio 4... they are very easy to contact, I 'Googled' them and found this to be so, sadly I am not able to add links. Perhaps techies amongst us could do this. greatnan is the sort of feisty woman in whom they would be interested.
Sending positive thoughts.

I have sent anno's email to the BBC also, anything to try and shake a response from someone somewhere

UPDATE:

Got the call - have just been informed that an official search is being launched by French police TODAY. Mountain police have also been contacted and are launching their own search as well.
The focus is on finding Nan's car and from there a helicopter is on standby to complete a more thorough search in a specific area.
This is a testament to all your hard work in getting the work out there and putting pressure on the police to act!

Don't stop now - she isn't found, keep it up!!

GreatGranddaughter that is indeed good news and very encouraging.(Sorry, should this be on other thread?)

My MP has also retweeted. I have tweeted all the news agencies that I have.
Good news Lara,

Good news Lara.
Have just sent email + poster to all Hiking Clubs in Carol's area. Copy sent to Fiona.
Mr. ffinnochio will ring the police with the ski-lift parking suggestion.

I have just posted this on the local AngloInfo site for the French Alps:

"Carol lives alone in Habere Poche, in the Haute Savoie departemente about 20 miles from Lake Geneva. She is mad keen on hiking alone in the mountains, and will often take off in her car to find a remote mountain pass where she can walk and enjoy the amazing scenery.

On Saturday last, she was seen driving out of her car park by a neighbour, and she has not been sighted since. Police have made enquiries and advised she can be listed as a missing person. Interpol, Wellington, New Zealand police and the French gendarmerie will cooperate in attempts to find Carol. (Her daughter lives in New Zealand)

Her daughter, Fiona Conyers, is coordinating a poster campaign, and local radio stations, the Mairie, people in the village, Commonwealth Office, British Embassy and several others have been notified.

Carol's mobile phone was active whilst she was missing, but is now showing 'call failed.' However, signals from it when it was active may help the search.
She drives a black Fiat Panda 4x4 reg: AZ 522 AP. she could be parked on a mountain pass, waiting for help to arrive if she has broken down. The walks she goes on are in very remote areas, but she does occasionally see other walkers and cyclists.

The French police seem reluctant to institute a proper search, presumably because she is an adult, but the likelihood is that she has got into difficulty is very high indeed and every moment of delay increases the danger to her survival. It would be completely out of character for her to decide to "disappear", and her poor family are frantic with worry. She is an active and happy person with a real zest for life.

Time is running out to find her alive. If anyone is able to help at all then please post ideas as soon as possible.

Do you have contacts with the local police? Can you pull some strings? Do you have contacts in the British Consulate? All ideas gratefully received, as the matter has some urgency.

Many thanks"

I have updated my AngloInfo posting with news of the search and asked that anyone with useful information make contact. I have asked to be emailed every time someone answers, so will pass things on if necessary.

Thank you for keeping us in the loop Lara but don't worry too much about us just try and grab a little sleep if you can

Mamie police routinely triangulate mobile signals. Doesn't need the service provider.

Dresden it has been suggested bank details be checked. Carol is on a tight budget, has recently shelled out for her NZ trip to Fiona's next month and a Danube trip next year. Her travelling wings have been clipped till she saves up again, so she hasn't just taken off.

I have contacted Eddie Mairs PM programme on Radio 4

I have sent a shortened version of that message to Woman's Hour, Mishap It had to be 1000 characters or less.

This is the shortened version, if anyone is similarly restricted in sending a message to any other medium. In the title box, I added a bit more about the Gransnet thread and how everyone is trying to spread the word, with a link to this thread.

"Carol lives alone in Habere Poche, in the Haute Savoie departemente about 20 miles from Lake Geneva. She hikes alone in the mountains, and will often drive to find a remote mountain pass.

She has not been sighted since Saturday last. Local police and various other organisation have been informed and her daughter, Fiona Conyers, is coordinating a poster campaign. https://www.facebook.com/carolsheridanmissing?fref=ts

Carol's mobile phone is now showing 'call failed.' But previous signals from it help the search. She drives a black Fiat Panda 4x4 reg: AZ 522 AP. she could be parked on a mountain pass, waiting for help to arrive if she has broken down.

It would be completely out of character for her to decide to "disappear", and her poor family are frantic with worry. She is an active and happy person with a real zest for life.

Time is running out to find her alive. If anyone is able to help at all then please post ideas as soon as possible."

Mr. F has spoken to the Gendarmes. They were very helpful and wanted to reassure all that everything is being done to find Carol and her vehicle.

Thank you Mr F. It appears the search is now taking place in earnest, helicopters available, media bombarded, gendarmes expressing appropriate concern now.

I rang and left a message with the French Hiking Federation. Out all day, visited several tourist offices to talk about Carol's disappearance. I have given links to the Fb posters, unfortunately don't have access to a printer here. I have also posted on http://planetepassion.freeforums.org/ (it's a wildlife forum for English speakers but has lots of members in the area who are out and about in the wilds).

ive shared on facebook im just hoping and praying for her safe return,we all need to get the message out everywhere

Just a thought - has anyone contacted the BBC World service? I don't remember seeing it mentioned. Sorry if I missed it and it has already been done.

Keep up the good work all of you. I'd bring you all a if I could.

It was suggested yesterday, kitty. Concentrating on local media was priority, but it's expanding to the BBC now, and I know GNHQ are doing a grand media job.

I sent an email to BBC World Service but have heard nothing. Maybe lots more poking from everyone?

Sent loads of tweets, FO, David Cameron, Esther Rantzen, Silverline,bbc, newspapers and loads of others. Please keep the pressure on.

Also emailed the bbc link, to add one more to the numbers who have done so.
I have emailed a number of Dutch families who also have holiday homes here in the Haute Savoie, to ask them to widen the net amongst the very large Dutch contingent in the area by forwarding the Facebook links and information, and also to ask if one of them would be willing to translate any of the posters.

Does anyone gave a twitter message we can retweet? I'm sorry if I just can't find the reference.

all Dutch speak English so no need to translate they start learning it at 5 as no other countries speak Dutch, we have family there and visit never met anyone not speaking English even young children