Police searching for an 11-year-old girl reported missing from the Borders this evening confirmed that she had been found "safe and well". Kaitlyn Easson was reported missing after being last seen at about 5.45pm on Sunday in Galashiels, with a huge search including divers and other emergency services launched to find her.
Police had reported possible sightings, and Chief Superintendent Catriona Paton revealed that her family were "facing the most distressing of times and are longing to know that Kaitlyn has been traced safe and well".
Specialist divers searched for the young girl today (February 6), and police said the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Border Search and Rescue Unit, volunteers and specialist teams from Police Scotland, including investigators and air support, were involved in the bid to find her.
Ms Paton said the search party was “a huge operation”. And shortly after 10.30pm, Lothians & Scottish Borders Police was able to report: "We can confirm Kaitlyn Easson reported missing from Galashiels has been traced safe and well. Thank you to all who shared our appeals.
Earlier, family friend Nicola Forrest had issued a plea on social media calling for people to help search for Kaitlyn.
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Ms Forrest said the girl left her friend’s home at 5:30pm on Sunday and that the last confirmed sighting they had of her was on CCTV at the town’s Starbucks coffee shop. “She hasn’t got on a train, her phone is off, location off on Snapchat, police and family out looking,” she said.
Kaitlyn had been described as being about 4ft 11in tall, slim with long, brown hair.
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