A 15-YEAR-OLD boy is missing from his home in Inverclyde.

Robert McKenzie went missing from Gourock on Thursday.

He is described as 5ft 2in with a slim build, short sandy coloured hair and blue eyes.

He was wearing a blue Adidas tracksuit and white Adidas trainers.

Police officers in Greenock yesterday took to social networks in a bid to trace him.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "Police are concerned for the welfare of 15-year-old Robert McKenzie who has been missing from his home address in Gourock since 6.50pm on Thursday April 10, 2014."

Contact Greenock Police on 101.