POLICE searching for a missing woman from Blandford Forum said she has been found. 

Karina Biggs, 46, was last seen in the area of Alfred Street at around 1.30pm on Friday, October 11.

She is described as five feet, seven inches tall, of medium build with shoulder length light brown hair.

She was last seen wearing a red woollen dress, brown boots and a brown speckly coat with a fluffy collar.

Inspector Steve Hughes, of Dorset Police, said: “We do have concerns for Karina’s welfare and we are carrying out searches as we are keen to find her and ensure that she is all right.

“I would urge anyone with information regarding Karina’s whereabouts to please contact us immediately.

“We know that Karina has been upset recently and I would also like to make a direct appeal to her to please make contact with us or your loved ones and let us know where you are. We all just want to check that you are OK.”

Anyone with information or knowledge as to Karina's whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 11:466.