Intensified search is on for missing woman and SUV in southern Ontario, police say [Video]

Police are asking visitors to hiking trails, rec areas and parking lots to help find a woman last seen in Hamilton earlier this week.

Nicole Wylie was last seen in the area of Woodward Avenue in Hamilton on Monday around 7 p.m., the Hamilton Police Service says.

“As time passes, our efforts to locate her have intensified, and our focus is to bring her home safely,” police said on Thursday.

Police are asking members of the public to watch for Wylie or her vehicle while visiting recreational areas, public parking lots, conservation lands, and remote trail access points throughout southern and central Ontario.

The vehicle is a black 2010 Ford Escape with a licence plate reading CXNM 966.

Anyone with information regarding Wylie’s whereabouts is …