A POOLE schoolgirl may have run off with an unknown man she met on the internet, fear police.

Emily Whitmarsh, of Corbiere Avenue, Alderney, left home at around 1pm on March 3 and has not been seen since.

Police said she has been speaking to a man on the internet and believe she may have gone to meet with him.

Emily is white, around 5ft 6in tall, slim build, with black, straight shoulder-length hair.

She was wearing flared light blue jeans – with a large emblem on the thigh and a pattern on the back – a red check shirt and a black vest top.

She was also wearing a black cotton hip-length Parka-style coat with a ginger coloured fur-lined hood and knee-length baseball style boots.

Anyone with infomation should call Dorset Police on 01202 222222.

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