POLICE have appealed for help in tracing a teenager who is missing from a hospital in Colchester.

Annie Davidson

POLICE have appealed for help in tracing a teenager who is missing from a hospital in Colchester.

Ed Huber, 19, disappeared from The Lakes in Turner Road on June 24 and has been in touch with friends and relatives since but police have been unable to contact him.

Mr Huber is described as 5ft 5ins tall, with a big build and he has short black hair. He was last seen wearing a dark blue hooded top, an orange top with a lion motif and dark jogging bottoms.

Officers believe he could still be in the Colchester area.

Anyone who has seen Mr Huber or knows where he is should contact Colchester police on 0300 333 4444.