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Desperate searches are taking place for a Midland teenager missing in the mountains of Romania for more than a week.

George Smyth, 18, vanished after asking for help as he hiked in the Bucegi Mountains.

He has not been seen since Sunday, November 23, despite daily searches in the area.

Rescue teams shared an appeal for help to find the teenager, from Shropshire.

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George's rugby club, Newport Salop in Shropshire, shared the appeal as friends and relatives 'hold on to hope' of his safe return.

A spokesperson for the club said: "Everyone at Newport (Salop) RUFC is deeply concerned to hear that George Smyth has been reported m

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