A teenager who went missing from her home in Braintree is likely to be in London, police said.
Niamh McGovern, 15, was last seen at 12.50pm on Friday in Bocking End.
An Essex Police spokesman said: “We have established that it is very likely that Niamh McGovern is in London and we have passed co-ordination for the search over to the Metropolitan Police.”
Niamh is 5ft 7ins tall, slim, with dark brown shoulder length hair and green eyes.
She was last seen wearing light blue skinny jeans, a white jumper, black Adidas trainers with a white trim, and a light beige coat with black sleeves and black trimming.
Niamh has links to the Wandsworth, Wimbledon and Croydon areas.
Anyone who has seen her is asked to call police on 101.
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