POLICE searching for a missing 13-year-old girl have found a body, they said within the last hour.

Amber Peat had not been seen since she left the family home in Bosworth Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, at about 5.30pm on Saturday following a row with her family.

A police spokesman said: “Amber’s family has been informed and we ask that the media respect their privacy at this difficult time. 

“Officers are at the scene in Mansfield and inquiries are on-going. No formal identification has yet taken place.”

Police thanked all who had helped in the search, particularly the Mansfield community.