Le Thi Dieu Linh, born in 2003, went missing from her tour group of Travel Plus Vietnam (Photo:North Yorkshire police)


London (VNA) – British police areinvestigating the case of a Vietnamese girl who reportedly went missing in theshopping district of York city, the UK, on August 6.

A representative in charge of consular affairs at the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK told correspondents from the Vietnam News Agency that theVietnamese Embassy in the UK is coordinating with local agencies in the caseand ready to take protection measures when necessary.

Le Thi Dieu Linh, born in 2003, went missingfrom her tour group of Travel Plus Vietnam – which is headquartered in Ho ChiMinh City.

After not seeing Linh, the tour guide went tothe Embassy of Vietnam in the UK to report the case and return Linh’s passport.

According to the Vietnamese travel company, Linhapplied for her visa on her own and only bought the tour. The travel group ofTravel Plus Vietnam arrived back in Vietnam on August 9.

UK police are searching for Linh and will keepVietnam’s Immigration Department updated on the case.-VNA