Patricia Winspear has been located (Image: Picture: POLICE)
POLICE have located a missing 21-year-old woman after the appeal was spotted on social media.
Patricia Winspear had gone missing from Hartlepool yesterday.
Police released an urgent appeal to find her this morning.
A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said she had been located. They added: "A member of the public came forward with information after seeing the appeal on social media - this helped us trace her."
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