I AM the mother of the missing teenager Melanie Wareing (LET, July 30).

Thanks to the quick response of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph team, Melanie was back home within 24 hours after I appealed for help when she had been missing from home for eight days.

I would also like to thank the police for their efforts and Mike and Jan Brown, for whom Melanie works on the outdoor market in Nelson, after they went out of their way day and night, searching for her.

I am grateful to everyone who supported me in the search for Melanie, who is now home safe.

KAREN WAREING, Barkerhouse Road, Nelson.

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