New Zealand woman Samantha Hawley missing in Switzerland: Police report she has made contact

Samantha Hawley who has been travelling in Switzerland, hasn't been heard from since March 11.

• Police have confirmed missing New Zealand woman, Samantha Hawley has made contact with her family.
• Hawley had been unreachable, with her phone dead for seven days after travelling to Zurich on March 2.
• Friends were worried as she missed calls and received threatening messages before disappearing.

The New Zealand woman who has been missing for seven days in Switzerland has made contact with her family, police say.

Friends of a young New Zealand mum holidaying at a ski resort abroad had fears for her safety after not hearing from her for a week.

Samantha Hawley, who had been travelling in Switzerland, last contacted friends on March 11 and had not used social media since.

Police told the Herald they were advised Hawley has made contact with her family.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said New Zealand consular officials had been made aware of a New Zealander reported missing in Switzerland.

Police said they had also received information regarding concerns for a New Zealand national currently abroad and moves were underway to determine the next steps.

Friend Conor Harvey said Hawley traveled to Zurich in Switzerland for a holiday on March 2.

Harvey said the 27-year-old went out to meet a friend, and they hadn’t heard from her since.

Hawley’s friend Kate Dunn said the mother-of-two had missed scheduled phone calls and bill payments.

“Her phone has been dead for six days; messages are not delivering. It’s just incognito, completely disappeared from the face of the planet.”

Hawley told her friends she had been assaulted at the hotel and feared for her safety, Dunn said.

“She had also said she had been getting messages from an unknown number saying, along the lines of ‘I warned you’ and got sent other missing girls articles from New Zealand who had gone missing overseas.

“She missed all of her last phone calls. She said she was going to tell Conor everything when they spoke next, but that never happened.”

Police said at this stage, they will not be taking further action.

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