Urgent hunt for three children missing after day out at Thorpe Park

Three children have gone missing after a day out at Thorpe Park.

Malik, seven, Amelia, nine, and Khandi, 14, were last seen yesterday afternoon.

Police said the children ‘may have travelled to London’ after they were last seen walking towards Staines from the park in Chertsey.

The trio were last seen leaving the amusement park towards Staines town centre nearly two miles north at 3.17pm.

Sam Williams, who owns the florist House of Flowers in Chertsey, claimed on Facebook that she saw the girls at around 3.50pm.

CCTV from the store, which was not shared by police, shows who appears to be Khandi walking into the shop while holding her phone followed by Amelia.

Police believe the youngsters may have headed to London. Trains to the capital leave Staines every five minutes, taking 34 minutes to get to London.

They were reported missing at 7pm.

Police said: ‘Khandi is described as female, Black, 160cm tall, of a slim build and was wearing black or grey jogging bottoms, a white top, white trainers, black framed glasses, and multiple bracelets on each wrist.

‘Amelia is described as female, European, 110cm tall, of a slim build and wearing grey jogging bottoms, a grey long-sleeved top with “Believe” written on it and white trainers.

‘Malik is described as male, European, 110cm tall, of a slim build and wearing black jogging bottoms, black trainers, and a green long-sleeved top with stripes.’

If you have seen these three children, or have any information as to their whereabouts, contact Surrey Police quoting PR/45240068376.

On Saturday the UK’s tallest rollercoaster ‘broke down’ just days after reopening – leaving riders stuck 236 ft in the air.

Passengers on Hyperia at Thorpe Park were stranded for an hour as they waited for the ride to be repaired.

The £18,000,000 rollercoaster was launched last month but closed just a day later due to ‘unforeseen’ circumstances.

The ride reopened on Wednesday this week.

One parkgoer said a man went up with a harness to speak to the passengers before coming back down.

The ride was eventually restarted and returned to its station, where those onboard were able to disembark safely, the theme park said.

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