Cumbria Police say they are concerned for the welfare of a 13 year-old boy who has gone missing from his home in Wigton.
Ciaran Robinson is believed to be in the Carlisle area.
He was last seen on Brookfield Avenue in Wigton yesterday evening.
The teenager is white, 5ft 6in, with a stocky build, and short spiked ginger hair.
It is thought that he could be wearing a dark hooded top, with dark tracksuit pants and black trainers. He may also be carrying a black ruck-sack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log number 60 of today.
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