A nine-year-old girl reported missing in a seaside town has been found after a search involving lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter.

The girl had last been seen in the area of Bournemouth Pier at around 12:30 BST, Dorset Police said.

HM Coastguard said it was informed at about 13:50 and deployed a search and rescue helicopter, coastguard rescue teams and RNLI lifeboats from Mudeford, Poole and Swanage.

Shortly before 16:30, police confirmed the girl had been found.