Police are continuing to search for missing teenager Ryan Ranson from Ivybridge.

Ryan (pictured) was last seen at around 7am on Tuesday 20 January after he was dropped off for work at Devonport Dockyard.

He was reported missing by his family later that day after his colleagues called them asking where he was.

Police believe the 17-year-old may be in the Torquay area after his bank card was used at a cash point machine on The Strand on Wednesday afternoon.

Officers have visited bed and breakfasts and hotels in Torquay to see if he has been staying there, as well as making enquiries in Ivybridge in case he has returned to his home town.

Ryan is described as white, of medium build, with short brown hair. He was wearing jeans, trainers, a blue fleece, a black coat with a hood and he had a rucksack with him.

Sergeant Jonathan Ross, Lost Person Search Manager, based at Totnes, said: “Ryan’s family are really worried about him as this is the first time he has gone missing and his disappearance is completely out of character.

“He may have used public transport to get to Torquay from Plymouth, and we are appealing to anyone who has seen him or knows where he is now to get in touch.”

Anyone with information about Ryan’s whereabouts is asked to call police on 101 quoting reference 507 of 20 January.