A 10 year old girl, who went missing for a number of hours, has been found safe and well.
The girl went missing from her home on the outskirts of Stranorlar around 5pm this evening.
Her disappearance was made known to Gardai who set up a number of checkpoints in and around the Twin Towns area.
Uniformed Gardai as well as detectives stopped cars and took the names and addresses of motorists.
A number of local people also organised searches through fields in and around the young girl’s house.
One motorist who was stopped told Donegal Daily: “At first I thought it was just a checkpoint for tax or whatever.
“I heard later that a wee girl was missing. It turned out Gardai were very concerned, so I’m delighted she is safe and back with her family.”
It is understood the girl was located at just before 8.30pm and her anxious family was informed.
It is still unclear as to where the girl was while she was missing from her family.
Gardai are liaising with the family after the incident.
One local mother told us: “For three or four hours it was very scary but thankfully she was found.”
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