Gardai have issued an urgent appeal to the public for help in locating a teenager from Dublin who has been missing for five days.
Katelyn Comerford was last seen in the Dublin 8 area and hasn’t been heard from since Thursday, February 9.
It is understood that at 1:00 pm, she was last seen but her family confirmed that she is known to frequent Dublin City Centre and the Balbriggan area.
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The 17-year-old is described as being 5 feet 4 inches in height with a slim build and has brown, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes.
When she was last spotted, Katelyn was wearing a grey jumper, grey trousers, and a black jacket.
A statement from An Garda Siochana read: “Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17-year-old Katelyn Comerford who went missing in the Dublin 8 area on Thursday, 9th February 2023.
“Katelyn was last seen at approximately 1:00 pm on 9th February 2023 and is known to frequent Dublin city centre and the Balbriggan areas.
“Katelyn is described as being 5 feet 4 inches in height with a slim build. She has brown, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes. When last seen, Katelyn was wearing a grey jumper, grey trousers, and a black jacket”.
Anyone with information on Katelyn’s whereabouts is asked to contact Kevin Street Garda Station at 01 666 9400, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
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