Joanne Jones, 49, was last seen near a forest on Monday, October 21, heading in the direction of Llanwonno - a hamlet high up in the hills of the South Wales Valleys

Joanne Jones, 49, was last seen on Monday morning heading towards the hamlet of Llanwonno near her hometown of Pontypridd, South Wales wearing a backpack and a raincoat

Joanne Jones, 49, went missing on October 21 and the search for her is now intensifying. Police said she was last seen heading towards Llanwonno in the South Wales Valleys

The man, believed to be in his 80s, was reported missing on Monday last week

The search and dig took place over two days

Mountain rescue teams equipped with drones, and a police helicopter have been deployed in the search for a missing hillwalker.

Mountain rescue teams and the police helicopter have joined the search for missing Joanne Jones

Gardaí searched the home, garden and nearby wasteland of the terraced home in Dundalk, Co. Louth. Results of the search are not being released for operational purposes, Gardaí have said.