Relief as ‘lost girl’ search at Asda Stenhousemuir is called off

News of the supposed emergency spread rapidly on social media, and it was suggested the store could be closed to allow a major search to get underway.

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However a brief investigation by police soon found the lunchtime scare had been baseless, and business continued as usual - the store did not have to close at any point.

No child had been lost, even briefly, and the false alarm was due to a misunderstanding.