UPDATE: Police have now confirmed that John has been traced

**

A SEARCH has been launched to help trace a missing 17-year-old from Paisley.

John Brown was last seen on Goudie Street in the town on Tuesday, July 4, at around 10.15pm.

The teen is described as being 5ft 10 inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes.

He was last seen wearing a black jacket, and cream trousers, and was in possession of a rucksack.

A spokesperson for Renfrewshire Police said: “If you have information regarding John’s whereabouts, we urge you to contact police as soon as possible on 101 quoting incident number 0453 of July 5.”