Police were urgently searching for a 13-year-old girl who was missing from Swindon. She has since been found.

Sarah, from the Rodbourne area, was reported missing at around 3pm on Wednesday, January 17, and officers were concerned for her welfare.

She is described as around 5ft 5 inches tall and has long black hair in a ponytail.

Sarah was last seen before she went missing to be wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a dark grey and black zip up top.

Anybody who saw her, or had information on her whereabouts, had been urged to contact police.

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A spokesperson for the force said at the time: “We are urgently appealing to the public for help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl from Swindon.

“Sarah, 13, was reported missing at around 3pm today (January 17) from the Rodbourne area of Swindon and we are concerned for her welfare.

“If you see her, or know of her whereabouts, please contact us on 999 quoting log 183 of today’s date.”