Urgent appeal to find two missing girls, 11 and 12, last seen in Home Bargains

Officers 'want to make sure they are safe and well'

UPDATE: Isla and Freya have been found

Police in Bolton are appealing for help tracing two young girls.

Freya, 11, and 12-year-old Isla were last seen in Home Bargains in Farnworth at 8pm last night (Thursday, June 5), Greater Manchester Police said.

They have been reported missing and officers are urgently trying to trace them.

No further details about them or the circumstances surrounding their disappearance have been released.

But officers 'want to make sure they are safe and well' GMP said in an appeal published on their social media pages.

Freya is white, of slim build and has long, dark brown hair.

She was last seen wearing a blue-long sleeve Montirex top, Nike shorts and beige Crocs.

Isla is also white and has long blonde hair.

Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call GMP on 0161 856 5511 or 101.

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