Police on the Isle of Wight are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl called Kellie, who hasn’t been seen since being spotted with a man in Newport earlier today (Wednesday).
Hampshire Constabulary are appealing for help in locating the teenager, who was last sighted walking along Newport Quay with an unknown male at around 15:45 this afternoon. She was seen by a friend.
Officers and her family are extremely concerned for her welfare and extensive enquiries have been made this evening. Police are now turning to the public and the media for help.
The above picture of Kellie is a couple of years old but she is currently described as being white, around 5ft 5ins tall, with ginger hair and of stocky build.
If you saw her this afternoon in Newport Quay, have seen her since then, or have any information on her whereabouts, call 101, quoting the reference 44210041913.
UPDATE @ 22:25 – Updated with new, more recent photo.
UPDATE @ 22:36 – Police has announced that the missing 15-year-old has now been found.
“Thank you to everyone who shared either, or both of, our two posts about 15-year-old Kellie.
Article continues below this advertisement “A number of people called us having seen her today and because of their calls, we have been able to locate her.
“We are always extremely grateful for the support and assistance everyone gives us with these enquiries.”
I thought you had to be missing for 24hrs or is under 16s different?
Glad she’s safe and well though.
What difference does it make how long someone has been missing? The quicker the authorities are aware, the more chance of a positive outcome,as in this case.
Well done to everyone that helped locate the young lady.
Best get the morning after pill, quick. Glad she is fine though. Very frightening now we have so many vile here and thousands more soon as we are used for ‘mainland’ low life dumping ground by our council getting ‘paid’ to receive such here.