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A teen whose mum tragically passed away when she was a baby has found a long-lost family member - after a heartwarming plea she posted online went viral.

Keesha Bevan's mum died when she was in a car accident shortly after she was born.

Now 19, the Hull native has spent two years searching for blood-relatives.

She finally decided to take to social media as a last chance of finding family, making an emotional appeal to find anyone with family connections to her.

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The video, posted on Monday night, was viewed more than 40,000 times - and has led to her finding an uncle she never knew existed.

Sharing the video, the young woman who works as a model wrote on her profile: "This was very difficult for me, but I am searching for my family.

(Image: Facebook/Keesha Bevan)

"I definitely need closure in my life, so I would appreciate anyone who will help me. I need to share my story to the world, need the best response."

Now that she's found her uncle, Keesha says: "It's the best day of my life. It just shows the power of social media."

With just one picture of her birth mum Karen Bevan, she was struggling to make contact with any other family.

But now she's spoken to her mum's brother and they have made plans to meet up.

"I just feel so happy and I'm so thankful to everyone who shared the post."

Brought up by guardians with home she fell out two years ago, her search for blood relatives had so far been fruitless, reports the Hull Daily Mail.

Now she has discovered that he mum also had two other children named Jonah and Chelsea, and she's hopeful they may meet - as well as the possibility of being introduced to her father.

"I'm trying to piece together my life," she explained. "Everyone else has a family and I feel like I'm missing out."

Karen was 19 when she died - Keesha's age now - and the teen is keen to make her proud by bringing the family back together.

As well as hunting on ancestry websites, Keesha had applied to appear on the Long Lost Family TV show, which finds family on behalf of the public, but applicants need to be 21 or over.

Now, she's also seeking the woman who cared for her in the first year of her life, who is named on her birth certificate as Kathryn Smith.

She added: "I'd love to get to know her to thank her for what she has done for me."

