AN 18-year-old woman who went missing from her home in Hartlepool has been located.

Cleveland Police and Northumbria Police joined forces to appeal for the public's help in trying to locate Wiktoria Stefaniak.

But, on Wednesday morning, Northumbria Police confirmed she had been found.

They said on Facebook: "Missing Wiktoria Stefaniak, 18, from Hartlepool has been located. Thanks for sharing our appeal."