Police both sides of the Atlantic are desperately searching for a missing girl, 16.
British and American police are attempting to locate Victoria Grabowski who flew from New York to the UK on the weekend, reportedly after being in contact with an older man.
New York police said Victoria, from Queens, boarded a flight from John F Kennedy Airport on Saturday and arrived in the UK on Monday morning.
US media reports say her parents discovered texts showing she had been communicating with an older man in Britain.
She had also paid for her ticket in cash, though her parents did not know how she acquired the money.
"She left JFK on Saturday morning and reached the UK on Monday morning," a New York Police Department spokesman told the PA news agency.
"We're working in conjunction with UK police, but unless she contacts us, we're not going to know too much more."
US reports said Victoria is a Polish citizen and used her Polish passport to board the flight.
Her uncle Arkadiusz Grabowski told QNS on Tuesday that her parents discovered texts showing that she had been talking to an older man she met online.
“The texts show that she got fascinated with London and wanted to move there,” said Arkadiusz.
Anyone with additional information regarding her whereabouts can call New York Detective Jae Moon of the 104th Precinct Detective Squad at 718-386-2723.
