A BALLARAT woman missing for almost two years has been found safe and well in Adelaide.
Robyn Ogilvy, who was last seen on October 13, 2005, was living under a false name.
The 49-year-old was identified earlier this week.
She had not made contact with family or friends since her disappearance.
Her parents, Colin and Netta Darby, who live in New South Wales, have now spoken to her.
Ballarat Police Acting Sergeant Dave Collins, who investigated the initial disappearance, said apart from a couple of early sightings Ms Ogilvy had disappeared without a trace.
vp+6He said staff at a hospital recognised her from a missing persons poster.
"She had a false name and she was living another life in Adelaide," he said.
"We're not exactly sure what happened, but there were a few medical and mental concerns for her."
Ms Ogilvy ran a shiatsu and yoga well-being centre in Drummond St Nth.
She was believed to be depressed before her disappearance.
She was captured by a security camera leaving Melbourne's St Kilda Rd Park View Hotel on October 13, 2005, after a shopping spree.
A report of her walking along Brighton Beach in Adelaide in November that year was the last reported sighting.
A renewed call from police for public information about her whereabouts during Missing Persons Week in July, 2006, proved unsuccessful.
Acting Sgt Collins said Ms Ogilvy's parents were relieved their daughter was found "safe and well".
"The family are relieved - obviously concerned about her well-being - but they're relieved that she's been located after that amount of time," he said.
"She didn't call them at Christmas or anything - they hadn't heard from her at all."