Police are urgently searching for a missing teenage girl who disappeared in Swindon overnight.

Summer Jacob has been missing from the Freshbrook area since around 10pm on Tuesday night.

The 16-year-old is described as a white female who is approximately 5ft 5in with medium-length brown hair.

She was last seen wearing a cream jumper and pink trousers with white clouds on.

Swindon Advertiser: Police are 'extremely concerned' about the missing teen.Police are 'extremely concerned' about the missing teen. (Image: Wiltshire Police)

The force have released a photograph of Summer in a Facebook appeal to the public in order to try and locate the missing teenager.

A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: “We are urgently appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a teenager who is missing from the Swindon area.

“We are extremely concerned about her welfare.

“If anyone has any information about Summer’s whereabouts please call us on 101 quoting reference number 54230123634.”