Lucy Charaneka was found in the Eastern Suburbs safe and well this morning after an extensive search after she left her  Edgecliff home on Monday evening without telling her parents.

Missing ... Police are searching for Lucy Charaneka, 13, who was last seen at her Edgecliff home about 6pm last night. Source: Supplied

Police say a member of the public spotted her walking in Coogee, in Sydney's east, about 7.40am  and rang triple-zero.

Police issued a description and photo of Lucy after she disappeared from her Edgecliff home, also in the Eastern Suburbs, on Monday about 6pm.

She was upset before she left home on Monday evening without telling her parents and she had not contacted them.

There were serious concerns for her welfare and she may have required medical treatment.

Source: news.com.au