Update: Dakota has been found

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ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to find seven-year-old Dakota Holdcrast from Harlow who is missing and believed to be with 15-year-old Courtney Hoare.

The pair were last seen around 8pm this evening, Monday, February 5, in the Longbanks area.

Dakota is described as being around 4ft tall, of a medium build with short blond hair. He was last seen wearing his school uniform which is a royal blue jumper, a white polo shirt and black trousers.

If anyone has seen Dakota or has any information about where he or Courtney is, please contact Harlow police station on 101.