Teenager in abduction fear

Teenager in abduction fear

Hannah's disappearance is "completely out of character"

A teenage girl who failed to go home after a night out on Friday may have been abducted, say police.

Hannah Foster, 17, was last seen by a female friend at 2250 GMT on Friday as she walked home along Highfield Lane in Portswood, Southampton, after a night at the Hobbit pub in Bevois Valley.

But when she failed to return home to her Grosvenor Road address in Portswood her parents called the police.

Detective Inspector Tony Adams of Hampshire Police said: "We are treating Hannah's disappearance extremely seriously, and whilst we are remaining alive to all possibilities, there are grave concerns that she may have been abducted.

'Sober night'

"These concerns are accentuated by the fact that Hannah's disappearance is totally out of character, and also heightened by the absence of any contact from Hannah to any of her family or friends since the last sighting of her on the night of the 14th."

More than 60 officers are now working on the investigation, including officers from the Hampshire Constabulary Major Crime Team.

They said it has been confirmed that Hannah only drank a small amount of alcohol on the evening of her disappearance and was sober.

Now, a number of co-ordinated searches are taking place in Southampton, Southsea and Portsmouth.

'Potential link'

Police said their inquiry had revealed a potential link between Hannah and the Southsea area.

Hannah is described as white, 5 ft 6 in, of slim build with short brown hair.

When she vanished she was wearing a light brown polo jumper with elbow patches, short brown tweed skirt, and light brown knee length boots.

She also had a light brown corduroy jacket with fake fur cuffs and a collar with her, and a green canvas satchel-style bag.