A missing 12-year-old girl from North Tyneside has been found safe and well
The young girl was last seen at Hadrian Road Metro station in Wallsend at around 8.30pm on Saturday.
It was believed she was still in North Tyneside but she also has links to the Byker and Walker areas.
Police released an appeal for information to the public and conducted a search for the girl.
On Sunday night police confirmed she had been found safe and well.
According to the Missing People charity, somebody is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, equating to a total of 170,000 people.
Of that number, almost 98,000 are adults and more than 70,000 are children.
The charity also states that 75% of adults are found within the first 24 hours of being reported missing and 85 per cent are found within two days, while five per cent are not found in the first week.
For children, the respective figures are 80%, 90% and two per cent.
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