Teenager rescued after showing domestic violence hand signal to passing motorist, police say

Gesture used to indicate distress has become popular on social media platform TikTok

A missing teenage girl was rescued in the US after using a hand gesture that signals distress or domestic violence to capture the attention of a passing driver.

The 16-year-old was spotted travelling inside a silver Toyota near London, Kentucky, about 150 miles south-east of Louisville, on 4 November.