Police said the teenager has been found (Image: Newsquest)
POLICE have thanked the public after a missing teenager Yahya from Taunton was found "safe and well".
Yahya, 16, was last spotted in Taunton wearing an orange coat and carrying a black wheeled Puma bag, had been missing for over a week before he was finally found by the Avon and Somerset Police team.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: "Early yesterday we issued an appeal for help finding missing 16-year-old Yahya from Taunton.
"We're pleased to report that he was found safe and well last night.
"Thank you to everyone who shared our appeals it really does help."
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