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Castlewellan: Child seen wandering alone in early hours found

PSNI CCTV image of girl in CastlewellanPSNI
The girl was seen on CCTV footage taken in Castlewellan

A young girl seen wandering alone on Castlewellan's Main Street in the early hours of Wednesday morning has been found.

The child was reported to have been seen at about 04:55 BST in the County Down town.

Police issued an appeal after officers attended the scene and were unable to find the girl.

PSNI Insp Corner thanked the public for their help locating the girl and said she has now been found safe and well.

"We would like to thank community search and rescue and the public for their help and support in locating this child," he said.

CCTV footage showed the girl walking along a footpath in the town wearing a light purple coat and pink trousers.

In an earlier update, police said no missing person's report had been received.