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Calam Pengilly & David Clark

Police urgently searching for missing 13-year-old girl who disappeared overnight

Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing teenage girl.

Kimberley Burke, aged 13, went missing overnight from the Paisley area of Scotland.

Kimberley, who is described as being white, of medium build and with medium length blonde hair, was last seen at 10pm on Monday evening.

Anyone who sees Kimberley is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 and quote incident number 4441 of July 18.

The Daily Record reports that the teen comes from the Ferguslie Park area and was last seen wearing a black crop top, black cropped jumper, black Nike leggings and black Converse trainers.

Kimberley is said to frequent the 'Four Corners' area of Glasgow.

Kimberley Burke (Jam Press)

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Anyone who has seen Kimberley or has any information that may assist is asked to contact Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 4441 of the 18th July."

According to missingpeople.org.uk, more than 70,000 children go missing in the UK each year.

Kimberley went missing from Paisley on Monday night (Jam Press)

Around 80 per cent of missing children are located within 24 hours, with 90 per cent found within two days.

However, two per cent will be missing for more than a week and there are over 1,700 children in the UK who are classed as long-term missing, having not been seen for over a year.

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