UPDATE: Missing girl found safe and well

AN appeal has been launched to find a missing Malvern woman.

Naomi Abel has been missing since the early hours of this morning.

Officers are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare and would urge anyone who has seen the 19-year-old recently to call them immediately.

Naomi was last seen at around 1.30am on Queen’s Drive and was reported missing a short time later.

Sergeant Mark Ransome-Williams said: “Our inquiries lead us to believe that Naomi is still in the Malvern area but despite our best efforts, we have so far been unable to trace her.

“We have concerns for her welfare and as time passes, we are becoming more worried about her safety.

“We need to know that she is safe and well, and I would urge anyone who knows her whereabouts to call us straightaway on 101.”

Naomi is described as white, of a slim build, with long brown hair and blue eyes. When she was last seen, she was wearing a white and pink long-sleeved woollen cardigan underneath a black coat, with a pink and white scarf. She was also wearing blue jeans and brown, mid-calf boots.