FACEBOOKERS helped to reunite a couple with their lost wedding photos after police appealed for help to trace them on the social network site.

Essex Police appealed for help returning a memory card, which included pictures of a wedding and a family holiday, to the couple after it was handed in at Clacton police station.

The post was shared 1,400 times on Friday and the couple – Rikki and Chelsey Elliott – were traced in less than 45 minutes.

Friends of the couple recognised them in the photos and ‘tagged’ them in the post.

Chelsey posted: “Thank u so much everyone who has messaged me about this!

“Incredibly kind of u all. People I don't even know too! Very touched by your kindness xxx.”

Some Facebook users hit out at Essex Police for failing to solve the mystery themselves, while others praised the force for using the power of Facebook for good. Police thanked all those who helped to