BREAKING: Missing Owami Davies has been found ‘fit and well’

Owami Davies, a student nurse who was missing for more than six weeks, has been found and appears “fit and well”.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed this afternoon that Owami was located in Hampshire on Tuesday August 23, as a result of a call to police from someone who had seen media appeals.

This was the 118th reported sighting to police and was received at 10.30am this morning.

The Met said she appears fit and well cared for.

Owami’s family have been informed and they have spoken to her. Officers said they will speak to her more fully in due course about her welfare.

Detective chief inspector Nigel Penney, from Specialist Crime, said: “This is the outcome we were all hoping and praying for. My team have been working around to clock to find Owami and we are immensely relieved she has been found.

“I would like to sincerely thank the media and public for sharing appeals to find Owami. Your help in cases like this is crucial and we are very grateful. I’d like to also thank colleagues at Essex Police for their invaluable assistance during this investigation.

“I would now politely request that the privacy of Owami and her family are respected at this time.”

Owami was first reported missing on July 7 when she was last seen in West Croydon.

Since then a growing media and public campaign helped police to trace Owami in the days around her disappearance.

Commander Paul Brogden added:“We know there have been concerns raised around the search for Owami.

“We, alongside our colleagues in Essex Police, will be carrying out a review of all our actions from when Owami was first reported missing to ensure we have acted correctly and to identify any ways to improve our response to finding other missing people.”