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| Police helicopter hunts for boy 'seen taken into van' | |
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| A large-scale police hunt is under way for a young boy who was reportedly seen being taken into a van in Surrey. | |
| The child, aged six or seven, is believed to have been put into a black Volkswagen van in Redstone Hill, Redhill, on Thursday afternoon. | The child, aged six or seven, is believed to have been put into a black Volkswagen van in Redstone Hill, Redhill, on Thursday afternoon. |
| The owner of a van pictured in a CCTV image circulated by police has been traced and ruled out of the inquiry. | The owner of a van pictured in a CCTV image circulated by police has been traced and ruled out of the inquiry. |
| Surrey Police said officers were treating the report with the "utmost urgency and seriousness". | Surrey Police said officers were treating the report with the "utmost urgency and seriousness". |
| The police helicopter based at Redhill has been involved in the search. | |
| A member of the public told Surrey Police they saw the boy being taken at 16:43 BST on Thursday. | A member of the public told Surrey Police they saw the boy being taken at 16:43 BST on Thursday. |
| However, no parent has reported a child matching the description as being missing. | However, no parent has reported a child matching the description as being missing. |
| Supt Chris Edwards said the child, described as white, approximately 4ft (1.2m) tall, and wearing a red T-shirt and navy blue jeans, was reported to be "messing about" with a bike at the scene. | Supt Chris Edwards said the child, described as white, approximately 4ft (1.2m) tall, and wearing a red T-shirt and navy blue jeans, was reported to be "messing about" with a bike at the scene. |
| A bike, believed to belong to the child, was left behind. | A bike, believed to belong to the child, was left behind. |
| "We are treating the matter with the utmost urgency and seriousness as parents would expect us to do," said Mr Edwards. | "We are treating the matter with the utmost urgency and seriousness as parents would expect us to do," said Mr Edwards. |
| "We are really interested to speak to anybody who may have been in the Redstone Hill area between 16.30 BST and 17:00 BST yesterday afternoon." | "We are really interested to speak to anybody who may have been in the Redstone Hill area between 16.30 BST and 17:00 BST yesterday afternoon." |