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Missing Amber Peat: Body found in Mansfield | Missing Amber Peat: Body found in Mansfield |
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A body has been found by police searching for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly three days. | A body has been found by police searching for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly three days. |
Amber Peat was last seen at home in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire at 17:30 BST on Saturday. | Amber Peat was last seen at home in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire at 17:30 BST on Saturday. |
Officers are at the scene in the town and inquiries are on-going. Formal identification is yet to take place. | |
Earlier, her mother and stepfather said Amber's disappearance from her home in Bosworth Street was "completely out of character". | Earlier, her mother and stepfather said Amber's disappearance from her home in Bosworth Street was "completely out of character". |
Kelly and Danny Peat, who had just returned from holiday with Amber, confirmed she had left without her mobile phone or any money. | |
Up to 300 people were involved in searches on Monday and Tuesday, with posters being placed in many houses and shops. | |
Supt Matthew McFarlane, of Nottinghamshire Police, said earlier she had been "out of the house perhaps for a few hours" prior to going missing. |