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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Steve Houghton

Police urgently searching for missing Bristol man

Police are urgently searching for an 18-year-old man who has gone missing from the Horfield area of Bristol. Dexter was last seen on Wednesday evening.

He is described as 5ft 8ins and was last seen wearing a green coat and navy coloured trousers.

Avon and Somerset Police say Dexter's disappearance is out of character. They added that they are concerned for his welfare.

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In a tweet at 12.35am on Thursday, the force said: "We need your help to find a missing teenager whose welfare we're concerned about. If you see Dexter please call 999 and tell the call handler you're phoning in relation to log 765 of yesterday (April 6). Please help us find him by sharing this post."

According to the Missing People charity, somebody is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, equating to a total of 170,000 people. Of that number, almost 98,000 are adults and more than 70,000 are children.

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