A teenager has been found 'safe and well' seven days after she went missing - as a 39-year-old man arrested in connection with her disappearance was released from custody. Tara Whelan, 18, was last seen in Halifax, West Yorks., on the morning of December 15 before she was reported missing. She was the subject of a missing persons' appeal but after a week-long search has thankfully been found. Tara Whelan (pictured), 18, has been found 'safe and well' a week after she was reported missing on December 15 The force said: 'Tara Whelan from Halifax who was the subject of a earlier missing persons appeal has been found safe and well.