POLICE are urgently searching for a missing schoolgirl who disappeared five days ago.
Leona Peach, 12, was last seen in the Hele Park area of Newton Abbot, Devon, at around 9.15am on Monday December 20.
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Leona Peach was last seen in Newton Abbot, Devon, five days ago
The 12-year-old had not returned home for Christmas today, prompting police to appeal their previous call for help.
Leona is 4ft 9 and was wearing grey/blue leggings or skinny trousers with a dark-coloured fur coat and flip flops when she was last seen.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Leona is originally from the North Devon area and officers believe she may have travelled to Bideford.
"Police are asking for the public to look out for Leona and report any sightings of her to them."
Bideford is roughly 60 miles from Newton Abbot.
The force added: "She is described as white and of slim to medium build.
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"She is approximately 4ft 9ins tall, has hazel-coloured eyes and has long light-brown hair which reaches the middle of her back.
"She has a bald patch above her right ear.
"Leona is believed to be wearing grey/blue leggings or skinny trousers with a dark-coloured fur coat and flip flops. She was carrying a pink bag."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting log number 0222 of 20/12/21.