Owami Davies: Missing student nurse found safe and well

Student nurse Owami Davies who has been missing for more than six weeks has been found safe and well, the Met Police have said.

Ms Davies, 24, was located in Hampshire today (Tuesday, August 23), the force said.

It came after a call to police from someone who had seen media appeals for Owami, who is studying nursing at King’s College London.

This was the 118th reported sighting to police and was received at 10.30am this morning.

Essex and Met Police will now carry out a review of their investigations into her disappearance.

A Met spokesperson said: “She appears fit and well cared for.

“Owami’s family have been informed and they have spoken to her.

“Officers will speak to her more fully in due course about her welfare.”

DCI Nigel Penney, who led the search for Owamu, said: “This is the outcome we were all hoping and praying for.

“My team have been working around the clock to find Owami and we are immensely relieved she has been found.

“I would like to sincerely thank the media and public for sharing appeals to find Owami.

“Your help in cases like this is crucial and we are very grateful.”

He added: “I’d like to also thank colleagues at Essex Police for their invaluable assistance during this investigation.

“I would now politely request that the privacy of Owami and her family are respected at this time.”

Commander Paul Brogden added: “We know there have been concerns raised around the search for Owami.

“We, alongside our colleagues in Essex Police, will be carrying out a review of all our actions from when Owami was first reported missing to ensure we have acted correctly and to identify any ways to improve our response to finding other missing people.”