Live updates as police find car in search for missing teens on camping trip
A car has been found in the hunt for four teenagers who went missing on a camping trip. A major search operation is under way to find friends Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Henderson and Hugo Morris. The four boys, believed to be from Shrewsbury, had visited Gwynedd and were in the Harlech and Porthmadog area, WalesOnline[1] reports.
However the alarm was raised when they failed to return home when planned on Sunday, November 19. They were believed to be travelling in a silver Ford Fiesta with the registration HY14 GVO. North Wales Police confirmed officers had found the vehicle at around midday on Tuesday, November 21.
A force spokesperson said: “Following information from a member of the public officers searching for four missing teenagers in the Porthmadog area have located the vehicle they were travelling in. Police officers and colleagues from other emergency services are currently at the location and the families of those involved have been kept updated. Further information will be released when available.”
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References
- ^ WalesOnline (www.walesonline.co.uk)
- ^ Families ‘frantic with worry’ as four teenagers go missing during camping trip (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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- ^ here (data.reachplc.com)