Urgent appeal to find girl, 14, missing for days who may be in Manchester

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Police have issued an urgent appeal to trace a teenage girl who was last seen outside a high school three days ago. Katelan Coates, 14, was reported missing from Todmorden, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday (March 28).

The last confirmed sighting of Katelan was outside Todmorden High School on Tuesday morning but she is known to not have attended school that day.

West Yorkshire Police say it is believed she may have travelled to Blackburn, Burnley, Bury or Manchester. Katelan was last seen wearing her school uniform – which is a black blazer, a blue and black tie and black leggings. READ MORE Police watchdog to investigate allegation trainee officer was bullied before his death She is described as being about 5ft 5ins tall of medium build.

Police shared a picture of Katelan as part of their re-issued appeal. In their initial appeal, police said: "There are concerns for Katelan’s welfare as she has not been seen for 48 hours and officers are continuing with enquiries to locate her." If you can assist then please contact police in Calderdale on 101, or use our 101LiveChat on the West Yorkshire Police website. The log reference is 0509 of 28 March. Get the latest headlines here READ NEXT: Patients face new backlog after IT and phone system crash resolved Boy, 16, arrested after man brutally attacked following row on Manchester train Ford Sierra Cosworth driver caught speeding at 104mph in 30mph street handed police notice Fox found dead with dog lead around its neck could have been used to fight other animals Leaked email shows RBH told staff it was 'not racist' days after Awaab inquest - as damning report shows 'disturbing' prejudices and 'lazy assumptions'