Police urged anyone who may have been contacted by the teenager to come forward A 14-year-old girl missing from her Dorset home could be with a man she met on the internet, it is feared
Emily Whitmarsh left her home in Poole on Thursday afternoon but has not been seen since.
Police said she had never gone missing before and her disappearance was “entirely out of character”.
It is understood Emily had told her family she had been talking to an unknown man over the internet, and it is feared she arranged to meet him.
Sgt Matt Gibbons, of Dorset Police, said: “Emily is not in any trouble, but because of her age we are concerned for her welfare and it is essential that we speak with her and check that she is safe and well.
“I would like to hear from anyone who has seen Emily, or had any sort of contact from her, since 1300 GMT yesterday.
“I would also ask Emily to get in touch with her family – we simply want to make sure that you are OK.”
Emily is white, about 5ft 6ins, of a slim build, with straight, black, shoulder-length hair.
She was wearing flared light blue jeans with a large distinctive emblem on the thigh and a pattern on the back, a red check shirt and a black vest top.
She was also wearing a black cotton hip-length Parka-style coat with a ginger fur-lined hood and knee-length baseball style boots.
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