A Vietnamese teenager who disappeared last week on a day trip to York has been found safe and well.
Linh Thi Dieu Le, 15, who does not speak English and was on her first trip to the UK, vanished on Tuesday after being split from her tour group.
Police launched a countrywide investigation and arrested 10 people in connection with her disappearance, with one being charged with child abduction and facilitating a breach of immigration laws.
North Yorkshire police said on Tuesday that Le was safe and well but “for operational reasons” did not reveal where she had been found.
The investigation into her disappearance was ongoing as searches were carried out on a residential property and a nail bar 120 miles away in Cannock, Staffordshire. Of the 10 people arrested in connection with her disappearance, two remain in police custody for questioning.
A Vietnamese man, Ho Quang Ngoc, appeared in court on Monday charged with child abduction and facilitating a breach of immigration laws.
Ngoc, 25, appeared before York magistrates where he was remanded in custody. He is due to appear at York crown court on 16 September.
Detectives said she was last seen with an Asian man on the city walls near York railway station at 4.40pm on 6 August.
The Vietnamese embassy in London confirmed it was aware of the disappearance and had been handed Le’s passport by the tour company she had been travelling with.
