POLICE have thanked residents after a missing 75-year-old woman from Clacton was found.

Essex Police had issued an appeal to find Lucy Tekkel after she went missing from her home.

The force has thanked the public for its help after she was found.

A police spokesman said: “Good news. Lucy Tekkel, who was missing from Clacton, has now been found.

"Thank you for your help sharing our appeal."