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08 Sept 2025

Have you seen Jake? Gardai seek help in locating teenager missing from his Waterford home

17-year-old who was last seen on Wednesday is known to frequent County Louth

Have you seen Jake? Gardai seek help in locating teenager missing from his Waterford home

Jake Hafford, who was last seen on Wednesday, is described as being approximately 5 foot 11 inches in height with a slim build

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 17-year-old boy who has been reported missing from his home in Waterford city.

Jake Hafford, who was last seen on Wednesday, is described as being approximately 5 foot 11 inches in height with a slim build.

He has short brown hair and blue eyes and, according to gardai, when last seen, Jake was wearing black pants, a grey t-shirt, grey hoodie and black runners. 

They say he is known to frequent Dundalk and Drogheda in County Louth.

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Anyone with information on Jake’s whereabouts is asked to contact Waterford garda station on 051 305 300, or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.

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