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Urgent hunt for lacking lady, 14, final seen boarding prepare with ‘older man’

Fears have been raised over the wellbeing of a 14-year-old girl who vanished after boarding a train with an “unknown older male”.

Kent Police are desperately looking for Lily Wright following a report of her going missing on Monday (June 24). She is believed to have boarded a train from Canterbury West station with initial missing person posters saying the girl – described as 5 feet 5 inches, slim and with shoulder-length blonde hair – had possibly been bound for Welling in Bexley, Southeast London.

The same description says that the last time she was seen, at around 2pm, she was wearing Nike trainers and a black t-shirt. Police said she is more often referred to as “Kalia”.

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A police spokesperson said in a statement: “Lily, who is more widely known as Kalia, is believed to have boarded a train from Canterbury West railway station accompanied by an unknown older male.



Police have issued an urgent appeal
Police have issued an urgent appeal

“It is thought they boarded a London-bound service at around 1.30pm and that they may been headed to an address in Welling in Bexley.”

Cops added that the ‘older man’ may have been a male in his late teens. He was last seen wearing grey jogging bottoms and a grey top.



Lily hasn't been seen since Monday (June 24)
Lily hasn’t been seen since Monday (June 24)

The same police force noted that Lily also has links to the nearby town of Ashford.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call 999, quoting reference 24-1061.

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