Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenager missing from the state’s central west. Joshua Drake, aged 15, was last seen leaving a home on River Road, Coonabarabran, about 11.30pm on Monday 4 October 2021. He was reported missing to officers attached to Orana-Mid Western Police District a short time later, who commenced inquiries to locate him. Initial inquiries indicate Joshua was sighted about 100km from Coonabarabran at Coolah yesterday morning (Tuesday 5 October 2021), before he is believed to have travelled to the Maitland area in a silver Mitsubishi Lancer. Police and family hold concerns for Joshua’s welfare due to medical...