When a pet dog goes missing, it is a traumatic time for its owners, and after more than two weeks without any sightings, a lot of people would begin to give up hope.
Alison Taylor from Penrith in Cumbria was about to admit defeat when she had a call to say her beloved Patterdale terrier had been found 100 miles away.
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Mrs Taylor says that she could not believe her pet dog Lizzie had been found by a dog warden 100 miles from home:
Veterinary surgeon Laura McKirdy says that Lizzie and her owner would not have been reunited without the microchip information, and is urging everyone to have their pets microchipped:
Alison Taylor describes the night Lizzie was stolen from their farm near Penrith:
A pet dog that had been missing for almost three weeks has been reunited with her owner, after being found over 100 miles from home.
Lizzie, the 9-month-old Patterdale terrier, was stolen from the farm where she lives on 27th April.
Her owner Alison Taylor was left distraught, and searched for her every day for more than two weeks.
Her husband then received a phonecall to say Lizzie had been found, but not near her Penrith home- she was found near Wigan.
A dog warden found her and as she was microchipped, the vet was able to locate her owners.
Apart from losing some weight picking up a few scratches, Lizzie is fit and well and is settled back in at home.
Mrs Taylor says that she had almost given up hope of ever finding her, and is over the moon to have her back home with the family.
The father of a missing soldier has travelled to Kent to help search for him.
Josh Thomas, who is based at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, was last seen outside the City Wall pub in Rochester on Wednesday April 10, after a night out with friends.
David Johns has been speaking to Detective Chief Inspector John Coull about the search for Josh. Click here for the full interview.
A 15-year-old mum and baby from Penrith who have been missing since December 2012, have been found safe and well with family members in France.
Catalina Covaci and her seven-month-old son Ricardo were found after two months of public appeals, including national and international inquiries.
Ms Covaci made contact with officers to confirm that she and her son were both safe and well.
The pair were last seen leaving their home in Penrith on 19th December.
She then boarded a train bound for Manchester Piccadilly.
– Detective Chief Inspector Lesley Hanson, Cumbria Police"I am delighted to say that Catalina has made contact with us and, after our police colleagues in France visited her and Ricardo on our behalf, we are now able to close our missing person enquiry.
“Catalina and Ricardo are safe and well which is the best outcome we could have hoped for.
“I’d like to thank every single person on the police enquiry team who have spent every day for the last two months scouring streets, looking at CCTV and visiting different homes and businesses.
“I’d like to thank the media for their support and each member of the public who has taken the time to call in."
15-year-old missing Penrith mum Catalina Covaci, and her baby son Ricardo, have been found safe and well in France.
Cumbria Police are asking people to contact them if they have any information on a teenage mum and her baby son who have been missing for over a week.
15-year-old Catalina Covaci and her six month old son Ricardo, were last seen leaving their Penrith home on Wednesday 19th December.
Detective Inspector Furzana Nazir siad:
"We just want Catalina or anyone who knows where she is to get in contact and let us know that her and her baby son Ricardo are safe and well. She is not in trouble. Her welfare is our main concern."
Twitter users are being urged to use #helpfindcatalina if they have any information on the missing teenager and baby.
Concerns are growing for a 15-year-old girl and her baby son who have been missing for five days.
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