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| The search for a missing 15-year-old girl who is believed to be with a man she met on the internet is now nationwide, police have said. | The search for a missing 15-year-old girl who is believed to be with a man she met on the internet is now nationwide, police have said. |
| Laura Stainforth was last seen by her parents on Wednesday when she left home in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. | Laura Stainforth was last seen by her parents on Wednesday when she left home in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. |
| Humberside Police believe she could be with a 50-year-old man she met in an internet chatroom. | Humberside Police believe she could be with a 50-year-old man she met in an internet chatroom. |
| She was positively identified in Dover on Thursday and police are now checking with ferry companies. | She was positively identified in Dover on Thursday and police are now checking with ferry companies. |
| The teenager's disappearance is said to be "totally out of character". | The teenager's disappearance is said to be "totally out of character". |
| Laura is described as white, of medium build, with dark brown, shoulder length hair which was tied in a ponytail. | Laura is described as white, of medium build, with dark brown, shoulder length hair which was tied in a ponytail. |
| She was last seen wearing a fawn and cream-coloured zip-up jacket and light blue jeans and black trainers. | She was last seen wearing a fawn and cream-coloured zip-up jacket and light blue jeans and black trainers. |
| Det Ch Insp Sharon Fielding, who is leading the investigation, said they were now "really, really concerned about her welfare". | Det Ch Insp Sharon Fielding, who is leading the investigation, said they were now "really, really concerned about her welfare". |
| Police had established Laura met a man who is not connected to the Cleethorpes area. | |
| "We're keeping an open mind and urge people to continue to look for her," said Ms Fielding. | "We're keeping an open mind and urge people to continue to look for her," said Ms Fielding. |