Vicky Davey: Tragic update in case of woman who went missing during a bushwalk at Glenrock near Lake Macquarie

A body has been discovered in the search for a woman who went missing in the Lake Macquarie district of NSW.

Vicki Davey, 63, from the Lake Macquarie area disappeared while on a bushwalk on Wednesday.

At around 12pm on Friday, police discovered the body of a woman near a waterway at Glenrock nature reserve at Kahibah.

The body is yet to be formally identified, though police believe it is that of the missing woman.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner. 

Ms Davey was last in contact about 11.30am on Wednesday.

Police were alerted when she could no longer be contacted and began looking into her whereabouts.

A search led by police and supported by SES was launched at 8am on Thursday.

Anyone with information is urged to call police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.