A TEENAGE girl who went missing from hospital in Chelmsford has turned up safe and well.

A TEENAGE girl who went missing from hospital in Chelmsford has turned up safe and well.

Harini Payagala was being treated as a patient at the Duke Priory Hospital in Stump Lane when she was reported missing by staff shortly after 11am on Saturday.

The 15-year-old was found near the McDonalds restaurant on the Bunny Walks, Chelmsford, at 8am this morning and returned to hospital.