Jasmine Coleman , 12 , has been found safe and well some 50 miles from her home . A 12-year-old girl who went missing from her family home at 2am amid fears she was driven away by an 'older man ' has been found safe and well . Jasmine Coleman was reported as missing this morning after disappearing from her home in Lancing , West Sussex . The child was found this afternoon following a police appeal some 50miles away in Croydon , south east London . Police feared she may have been driven to London by an older man when they launched an appeal for information this morning . The schoolgirl had not been seen since 11.30pm on Friday night . Sussex Police said she may have been talking with someone on FaceTime before disappearing at around 2am . The force launched a public appeal for information on her whereabouts on Saturday morning . In it , she was described as fair with long , blonde hair and as having possibly been wearing black riding trousers and a polo shirt or a Paisley pattern dress . On Saturday afternoon the force confirmed she had been found safe and well in Croydon but could not confirm the circumstances under which police located her . No one has been arrested in connection with her disappearance . Shortly after 4pm a spokesman said : 'Jasmine Coleman , the 12-year-old girl from Lancing reported missing from home during the early hours of Saturday ( 21 March ) was found safe and well later the same day in Croydon . 'Police would like to thank the media and members of the public for help given during efforts to trace her . ' West Sussex Police ( headquarters pictured above ) confirmed the child was found on Saturday afternoon .
Jasmine Coleman disappeared from her home at afternoon . Police believed she may have been driven towards London by an older man . She has been found safe and well in Croydon , south east London today .