There was widespread relief as a Bath teenager reported missing amid growing concerns for her welfare has been found safe, police announced.
Ruby, 13, who had been missing for three days, vanished from her home in Bath on Tuesday, August 9.
Officers had been very concerned for her welfare and thanked members of the public for their help.
‘We’re pleased to announce that missing Ruby, 13, has been found and is safe,’ Avon and Somerset Police wrote on their Twitter.
‘Thanks to everyone who called with information or shared our appeal.’
Officers thought she had used public transport in Bath, Bristol and North Somerset when she went missing. Avon and Somerset Constabulary is appealing for help from the public to help locate her.
A police statement said: ‘She’s white, about 5ft 4ins and slim with shoulder-length blonde hair. Ruby was wearing black shirts and a black PLT t-shirt, black socks and white sliders when she left home.
Ruby, 13, went missing from her home in Bath on Tuesday, August 9. ‘Police say she is white, about 5ft 4ins and slim with shoulder-length blonde hair. Ruby was wearing black shirts and a black PLT t-shirt, black socks and white sliders when she left home
Avon and Somerset Police, who had expressed their growing concern for Ruby’s welfare, were pleased to announce that she has been found safe
‘She was later seen wearing black shorts, a white bodysuit and a grey Micky Mouse jumper. Ruby is believed to be using public transport to travel between Bath, Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.
‘If you know where Ruby is, please call 999 quoting reference 5222190863. Or call 101 with any other information.’
Ruby’s safe return follows happy conclusions to other missing child or young person sagas.
Joseph Steeley, a 12-year-old boy who went missing from a hospital after being admitted with a head injury on Wednesday has been found.
Joseph Steeley was last seen at Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Wednesday night
Officers from Lancashire Police had been ‘very concerned’ for the safety of Joseph, who was last seen at Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Wednesday night.
Police said he was receiving treatment after ‘taking off his bike’.
And George Jack Temperley-Wells, a four-year-old British boy reported missing after travelling to Turkey with his mother, has also been found safe and well.
He was believed to have travelled from Darlington to the Antalya area with his mother, Brogan Elizabeth Temperley, on June 29 this year.
This afternoon Durham Police said: George and his mother have been located safe and well and have returned to the UK, where they are receiving appropriate support.
If you know where Ruby is, please call 999 quoting reference 5222190863. Or call 101 with any other information.
George Jack Temperley-Wells travelled from Darlington to the Antalya area with his mother
George Jack Temperley-Wells travelled from Darlington to the Antalya area with his mother, Brogan Elizabeth Temperley, on June 29 this year