Police have released a description of Leo in the hope of tracking him down
A teenager has gone missing, prompting an appeal for help. South Wales Police say Leo has gone missing from the Swansea area, and that there is concern for his welfare. The 17-year-old also has links to the Ely area of Cardiff. He was last seen on Tuesday, December 9, wearing a matching blue tracksuit and Nike trainers.
Police have released a description of the young man in the hopes that anyone with information will come forward.
A statement from South Wales Police read: “Help us find Leo, 17, from Swansea, is missing and there is concern for his welfare.
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“Leo has links to Ely, Cardiff, where he was last seen on Tuesday afternoon (December 9).
“He was wearing a full matching blue tracksuit, a black waterproof jacket, white Nike Air Force trainers with a black tick.
“Leo is 6ft 2ins tall and of slim build.
“Any sightings or information, please contact us quoting 2500390169.”
You can contact police via its website, by calling 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously, quoting the reference number.
South Wales Police said it receives, on average, more than 8,000 missing persons reports every year.
It said a missing person is defined as someone whose whereabouts cannot be established and they will be considered missing until they are located and their wellbeing or otherwise is established.
Its website reads: “Often the missing person themselves does not consider themselves ‘missing’.
“However until they are sighted safe and well by police as a result of the concerns raised for them they will be classed as a missing person.
“While we appreciate our communities’ concerns when a person goes missing, and the genuine offers of help and support, we kindly ask that the public don’t conduct their own searches.
“We ask this for a number of reasons; our searches are coordinated by highly-trained, well-equipped search experts who take an intelligence-led, methodical approach which everyone involved understands and follows.”
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