Missing sisters, 12 and 14, 'who took 2am taxi to Saffron Walden' are found

The two sisters had gone missing from Thaxted in Essex. Credit: Essex Police

Police have tracked down two young sisters who disappeared in the early hours of the morning.

The pair, aged just 14 and 12 had gone missing from Thaxted in Essex.

Officers believed they might have travelled by taxi to Saffron Walden at around 2.15am on Tuesday.

They posted to say the pair had been found and thanked everyone for sharing their appeal.

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