The 62-year-old woman remained in Tamworth hospital on Wednesday morning after she was found near Attunga on Tuesday night.

Police said she was found with her dog, walking near Wiseman’s Arm Road.

Officers said the the woman had suffered minor lacerations and bruising and was assessed by paramedics at the scene before she was transported to hospital in a stable condition.

The alarm was raised on Tuesday morning by concerned locals who hadn’t seen the woman since Sunday on the property, off Wiseman’s Arm Road.

Police mounted a search of the property and neighbouring area with volunteers from the local SES and RFS.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was also used to conduct aerial searches on Tuesday afternoon.