Metallica 'make appeal for missing fan'

Metallica have donated $50,000 (£30,500) to a reward fund for the safe return of a girl who went missing at one of their gigs earlier this month.

Student Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, was last seen on October 17 outside the John Paul Jones arena in Charlottesville, VA where she was attending a Metallica show.

The band have also posted photos and a message on their official website, saying that they are "deeply concerned" about Harrington's disappearance.

Speaking on NBC's Today Show, the girl's parents said that they suspect "foul play" and have called her disappearance "a parent's worst nightmare".