26/02/2015

Police Continue Search For Missing Bristol Teenager

Police have renewed their appeal for help in tracing missing Bristol teenager, Rebecca Watts.

The 16-year-old has been missing since last Thursday, when she failed to return home.

Police said that they are continuing to look for the teenager, with detailed searches having been carried out at a nature reserve near her home in St George.

It is understood that no significant finds have yet been made.

The teenager is described as white, 5ft 4in tall, with long red hair. It is thought she was wearing a blue puffa-style jacket on the day she went missing.

(MH/JP)

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