British girl, 12, who vanished during family holiday in Japan is found safe days later after going off on her own 'to visit famous anime locations'

A 12-year-old British girl who vanished during a family holiday in Japan has now been found, according to reports. 

Carmelita Lakdesha Paul is said to have told officers she ventured away from her family's accommodation in Tokyo to visit a famous anime location. 

The high school student arrived in Japan along with her parents and older brother on July 21, but disappeared more than two weeks later. 

Her family said they last saw Carmelita on August 12 at their accommodation before reporting her missing at 9.30am the following day.

The schoolgirl was spotted walking through Tokyo's Kamata district on CCTV footage that morning. 

She however later boarded a train 20 minutes south to Yokohama Station, where police lost track of her whereabouts.

British girl Carmelita Lakdesha Paul, 12, has now been found after going missing on a family holiday in Japan

British girl Carmelita Lakdesha Paul, 12, has now been found after going missing on a family holiday in Japan

Carmelita did not take her phone or passport and her family said she had no more than a few thousand yen – around £70 – with her. 

Japanese officers spent more than two days searching for the Brit before she arrived unharmed at a police phone box in Yokohama at around 8pm on Saturday evening.

Carmelita was taken into protective custody and will be reunited with her family.   

A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: 'We supported the family of a British National who was missing in Japan.'

Original source British girl, 12, who vanished during family holiday in Japan is found safe days later after going off on her own 'to visit famous anime locations'

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