Hampshire Constabulary has issued an appeal to help find a missing Basingstoke teenager after he has been seen for three days.

Lewis Pearce, 19, was last seen getting on a train at Southampton Central railway station around 7.25pm on Saturday 31 July.

He was reported as missing and after 'extensive enquiries' to locate Lewis, Hampshire police are now turning to the public for assistance.

A spokesperson for the force told the Gazette: "We and his family are extremely concerned for his welfare.

"When he arrived at the railway station, Lewis was seen talking to two blonde women outside and then again on the train.

"We are keen to speak with anyone who may have seen Lewis, particularly the two women who saw him at the station."

Basingstoke Gazette: Lewis at the train stationLewis at the train station

Lewis is described as being white, of slim build and with a shaved head. He was last seen wearing a grey tracksuit, grey coat with fur around the collar, a red and black rucksack and a long, thin gold chain.

He was last seen getting on a train to Poole and could have alighted at the next stop and remained in Southampton, or any further stops on the route through the New Forest and into Dorset.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting 44210306208.