{"id":243927,"date":"2025-07-07T00:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T00:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243927\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T00:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T00:12:17","slug":"urgent-call-999-alert-after-girl-7-goes-missing-in-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243927\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent &#8216;call 999&#8217; alert after girl, 7, goes missing in Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tilly was reported as missing on Sunday evening (July 6)<\/p>\n<p>21:47, 06 Jul 2025Updated 22:07, 06 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Greater-Manchester-Police.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">UPDATE: Lancashire Police have now confirmed Tilly has been found safe and well<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An urgent &#8216;call 999&#8217; alert has been issued after a seven-year-old girl was reported as missing on Sunday (July 6).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Lancashire Police shared an appeal after the girl, named Tilly, was reported as missing from her home in Blackpool at around 5.50pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">When she was last seen, she was wearing a blue tracksuit with pink stitching and white trainers, police said. She is described as having shoulder-length, mousey-brown coloured hair which may be in a ponytail and blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Never miss a story with the MEN&#8217;s daily Catch Up newsletter &#8211; get it in your inbox by signing up <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone who sees her or with any information about her whereabouts is being urged to call 999 immediately and report it to the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An appeal read: &#8220;This is Tilly, she\u2019s 7-years-old and missing from home. 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