TUESDAY 10.30am: Port Macquarie specialist gynaecologist Dr Ray Hodgson has received indirect word his daughter Eloise Woods is alive in Nepal.
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Eloise, 21, was on a trek in the Himalayas when the earthquake hit.
"It was agony for 24 hours not knowing," he said.
Dr Hodgson said he was feeling much more positive now.
He is the founder of the charitable organisation Australians for Women's Health which works in Nepal.
Monday 2pm: One Port Macquarie family is waiting for official confirmation of their daughter's safety in Nepal.
Dr Ray Hodgson, a Port Macquarie-based specialist gynaecologist obstetrician, has strong ties to the country and his daughter Eloise is trekking near Everest Base Camp.
The Facebook page of the organisation Australians for Women’s Health quoted Dr Hodgson.
"Eloise is a courageous and wonderfully generous human being. She was trekking near Everest Base Camp when the fatal avalanches began. Late yesterday we had unofficial reports that she is alive," Monday's post read.
Australians for Women’s Health (A4WH) is an Australian charitable foundation.
The foundation is a humanitarian initiative founded in 2010 by Dr Hodgson, Port Macquarie's citizen of the year in 2013.
Relief for friends, families of two Port Macquarie trekkers
UPDATED 5.30pm: Two Port Macquarie trekkers in the Himalayas have been confirmed safe and well after an earthquake devastated Nepal.
Port Macquarie's Sam Blundell, 27, and 62-year-old Paul Rollo, were on a group trek led by Sam's father and Peak Potential Adventures managing director Shane Popher.
Peak Potential Adventures joint owner Darren Wise said the 13 people on the trek, including the expedition leader, were safe and well.
Sam's mother Fay Calvert said it was a frightening time before she knew her son was safe.
"I will just feel better when I see him again and hear his voice," Ms Calvert said.
Paul's fiancé Bronywn Boyd said on Sunday her tears had stopped and she looked forward to speaking with Paul.
"I am relieved they are OK but it is still a long haul to get them out of there," she said.
The group was on an Everest base camp trek to commemorate Anzac Day.
They are making their way to the town of Lukla from where they will fly to Kathmandu and then home.
Peak Potential Adventures continues to keep family and friends of trekkers updated.
Earlier Sunday
TWO Port Macquarie trekkers were safe on Sunday after a devastating earthquake struck Nepal.
Sam Blundell was one of two Port Macquarie men on a trek in the Himalayas, led by his father Shane Popher from Peak Potential Adventures, when the earthquake hit.
Peak Potential Adventures joint owner Darren Wise confirmed on Sunday that the 13 people on the trek, including the expedition leader, were safe and well.
Sam's mother Fay Calvert said it was a frightening time before she knew Sam was safe.
"I will just feel better when I see him again and hear his voice," she said.
The trekkers were yesterday making their way to Lukla where they plan to fly to Kathmandu and then home.
Peak Potential Adventures continues to keep family and friends of trekkers updated.
More on the Nepal earthquake
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