Missing Dundee schoolgirl found safe and well

DUNDEE schoolgirl Michaela Hunter has been found safe and well after going missing for more than two weeks.

The 13-year-old, pictured, disappeared from her home on April 19 after being excluded from school.

The teenager turned up at St John's High this morning as police followed up a reported sighting.

Officers leading the hunt said Michaela was taken for a hospital check-up before being discharged.

A spokesman said: "A householder called Tayside Police at about 7am today reporting a sighting of Michaela in The Glens area of Dundee.

"As officers were en route, the teenager attended at St John's High School.

"Police attended and, as a precaution, took her to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee where she was assessed, found to be fit and well, and quickly discharged.

"Meetings will take place in the days ahead, involving all relevant agencies and the teenager's family, to determine what happens next."

Police launched a high profile search for the missing youngster which featured appeals from her mother Audrey and grandmother Rosemary.