12 Feb 2009

12-year-old hitchhiker found safe

4:11 pm on 12 February 2009

A 12-year-old girl who went missing after hitchhiking in Wairarapa has been found.

Teegan Leigh disappeared from her home in Featherston about 6am on Wednesday, before hitching a ride in a white campervan to the Lower Hutt suburb of Avalon.

Police say she was found safe on Wednesday evening after turning up at a family member's home in the suburb of Wainuiomata.