{"id":636177,"date":"2025-12-16T14:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/636177\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:28:19","slug":"urgent-999-appeal-over-missing-woman-who-could-be-in-greater-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/636177\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent 999 appeal over missing woman who could be in Greater Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Hurst was captured on CCTV getting on a train<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_ABR_MEN_161225_MISSINGLAURAJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Missing Laura Hurst could be in the Ashton-in-Makerfield area\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Missing Laura Hurst could be in the Ashton-in-Makerfield area(Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have issued an urgent appeal for help to find a missing woman who may be in Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Laura Hurst is missing from Prenton in Merseyside. The 30-year-old was captured on CCTV footage getting on a Liverpool train, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She got off at Bryn station at around 10.55pm on December 9. Officers believe she could now be in the Ashton-in-Makerfield area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Merseyside Police today (December 16) shared a fresh appeal for help to trace her a week on from her disappearance. The force also shared a CCTV image on social media of Laura on a train.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She is described as being 5ft 7in tall and of medium build. She also has red shoulder-length hair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anyone who spots Laura should 999 immediately, police said. &#8220;If you see Laura or have any information on her whereabouts, then please call 999 so we can make sure she\u2019s safe&#8221;, a force spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Alternatively please pass on any sightings of Laura via our form: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Forlo.uk%2Fl4eVh%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExN3NzNElvWExvVjJYWmtsZnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6d0MP_KA-AFIt41xDANGcrTZXyDq-fRhVd3OHf2zYMSIFfXu0h5qxiikGy_Q_aem_tO01a_SG6H20UBdgmNTREw&amp;h=AT2ImdRkLhfosGQCQPV9VnYaVkJZ22rWT8Riizcm0uf9DagT1622bmc30nvn6kYPamQUHj1-ooKcLyIjsExatc95qH05bNJ45yFzFvPsKrg4sIvCmhCWAQeYLgHVxx0vfZ5UGKq0-eV_cDp7&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT2qIqRsTGlhGnNnjDeED1P_90dFc9urVm82AXJa-YP_ybRDQJHmTE-IDozs8hCD5zTg7Z1b4oaaYMTLDCoWN66FH7sg31Wb80Oi7uTmspd7DOrTpY8rnXdKYMFG72PdbAl47zww3DIp4EjglXnMm6g6DcCtZtgTNUsF3tkjcw\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/orlo.uk\/l4eVhLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">https:\/\/orlo.uk\/l4eVh<\/a> or any other information to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MerPolCC?__cft__[0]=AZb38cVhbaMFpXtINFJA1KxOpriPMjZdGAKEVJ0Sx58mvLEFfqeBHaNv57MqYXm-8EGEqRosmS_778DMikHHvK-ISog1-uTM0lNq8xgZEQq177Wb-a0_6A3Flj918k_w0Ic8f37UOIBlfFF9og6CVxcl&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Merseyside Police Contact Centre<\/a> or 101.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. 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