Two children missing from Gillingham found after urgent police search

Update: The missing 11-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy have been found.

Police are searching for two children who have gone missing from Dorset.

A 12-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl were reported missing at about 5.35pm on Monday 27 March 2023.

They had last been seen at 3.15pm near a school in Dorset.

Dorset Police are appealing for the public's help in locating the pair.

Inspector Tracy Santoni of Dorset Police, said: “We believe both children are together and may have travelled on a train to Yeovil and then to London.

“Due to their young age, we need to find them urgently and ensure their safety and wellbeing.

“If anyone has some information that could assist us further, please contact us as soon as possible.”

The boy is described as 5ft 9ins tall and with blond hair – shaved at sides and curly on top. He is wearing school uniform.

The girl is 5ft 5ins, of slim build and has shoulder-length brown hair. She is wearing black skinny jeans, a black Nike Puffer-style coat and black trainers.

Anyone with information or knowledge as to the missing children’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting incident number 26:509.