POLICE searching for a missing 15-year-old girl from Gateshead say she has turned up safe and well.

Chelsea Whitelaw went missing from an address on Victoria Road in Gateshead between 8.30pm on Wednesday, April 22 and 6am on Thursday, April 23.

A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "Missing 15-year-old Chelsea Whitelaw from Gateshead has now been found. The public are thanked for their help."