Urgent searches are underway for a woman who has gone missing from Dorchester.

Charlie Ellis, aged 20, was last seen in the Sandringham Fields area at around 4.10am on Tuesday, November 12.

She left the area unexpectedly and has not been seen since.

Charlie is described as five feet six inches tall and of slim build with brown hair that is past her shoulders. She was last seen wearing a black spotty vest, grey jogging bottoms and one dark brown Ugg boot.

Police officers searching for Charlie are now appealing for help from the public to find her.

Inspector Steve Hughes, of Dorset Police, said: “We are concerned for Charlie’s welfare and need to urgently find her to make sure she is OK.

“Searches are being carried out in the area and I would ask anyone who has seen a woman matching the description given to please get in touch.”

Anyone with information or knowledge as to Charlie’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 12:45.