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Major search for missing Rotherham boy Joshua Oxley, 12 |
Missing Rotherham boy Joshua Oxley, 12, found |
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An extensive search involving a police helicopter and a mountain rescue unit is under way for a missing 12-year-old boy. | A missing schoolboy has been found safe and well in Leeds, South Yorkshire Police have confirmed. |
Joshua Oxley from Rotherham was last seen at nearby Chapeltown railway station about 19:00 BST on Tuesday. | Joshua Oxley, of Rotherham, had been seen by cameras earlier at a gadget shop in the Core Shopping Centre. |
He left Winterhill School in Kimberworth at about 16:00 BST and was reported missing about 30 minutes later, said police. | He had left Winterhill School in Kimberworth, Rotherham and been reported missing about 16:30 on Tuesday. |
South Yorkshire Police said they were "growing increasingly concerned". | The force said a "massive thank you" to those that had helped in the search. |
Supt Paul McCurry said: "Joshua's disappearance for this length of time is out of character." | Joshua had been spotted by CCTV arriving at the railway station in Leeds, at about 20:00 on on the night he went missing, said police. |
Joshua was last seen on the northbound platform of the railway station but it was not known if he got on a train, he said. | A police helicopter and a mountain rescue unit had been involved in the overnight search. |
An appeal has been made for station or train users to come forward with any information. | Supt Paul McCurry of South Yorkshire Police said his disappearance could have been "as a result of a minor incident at school" on Tuesday. |
It was also revealed a mountain rescue unit was helping the police search. | |
Joshua is about 4ft 6ins (1.4m) tall with light brown hair and was in school uniform when last seen, the force said. | |
He was also carrying a red backpack and had a grey hoodie top, officers said. | |
He is not thought to have a phone or access to any money. | |
Supt McCurry said his disappearance could be "as a result of a minor incident at school" on Tuesday. | |
Joshua was not in any trouble and his mother and the rest of his family just wanted him to get in touch, he added. | |