A MISSING man who was last seen in the Bradford district has been found "safe".

Michael French, 27, from North Yorkshire was the subject of a missing persons appeal launched by police on Thursday, after he was last seen in Skipton at 12.45pm on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said this afternoon that Mr French had been found "safe".

They added: "Our thanks to everyone who assisted in sharing the appeals and who contacted us with information."