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| Helen Bailey: Children's author who lost husband in drowning accident has disappeared | Helen Bailey: Children's author who lost husband in drowning accident has disappeared |
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| Police are concerned about the disappearance of a children's author who has now been missing for almost a week. | |
| Helen Bailey, 51, was last seen at her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, around 2.45pm on Monday, 11 April. | Helen Bailey, 51, was last seen at her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, around 2.45pm on Monday, 11 April. |
| Ms Bailey has written several children's books, including the Electra Brown series. | Ms Bailey has written several children's books, including the Electra Brown series. |
| After her husband drowned when he was swept out to sea in Barbados in 2011, she launched the Planet Grief blog to help her cope with his death. | After her husband drowned when he was swept out to sea in Barbados in 2011, she launched the Planet Grief blog to help her cope with his death. |
| Police are urging Helen to make contact to let them know she is safe and well. They have also appealed to the public for help in tracing her. | Police are urging Helen to make contact to let them know she is safe and well. They have also appealed to the public for help in tracing her. |
| Ms Bailey is described as slim and with long black hair, but it is not known what she was wearing when she disappeared. | Ms Bailey is described as slim and with long black hair, but it is not known what she was wearing when she disappeared. |
| It is also believed she had her dog, a miniature Dachschund, with her. | It is also believed she had her dog, a miniature Dachschund, with her. |
| She has connections in Kent, Northumbria and London. | She has connections in Kent, Northumbria and London. |
| Anyone who sees Helen, or knows of her whereabouts, is asked to contact the police non-emergency number 101. | Anyone who sees Helen, or knows of her whereabouts, is asked to contact the police non-emergency number 101. |