Police are searching for a missing 15-year-old boy teenager who was last seen riding on his mountain bike on Teesside yesterday (Saturday, April 21).

James Rutherford, 15, was last known to be in the Ingleby Barwick area of Stockton at about 2.15pm on Saturday and was intending to ride to woods at New Marske, about 15 miles away.

A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: "He is described as as white male, 5.8 tall and medium build.

"He has brown short messy hair and believed to be wearing black North Face coat with grey hoody and thin grey puffer jacket over the top, black tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.

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The Northern Echo:

"James is riding a black Vitus mountain bike and intended on riding over to Errington woods in New Marske but could be elsewhere."

Anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts please contact Cleveland Police on 101 quoting SE24072335.