MONCTON, N.B. – A 24-year-old New Brunswick man has been charged with abducting a 13-year-old girl.

The RCMP say the girl was reported missing from her home in Lower Coverdale on Wednesday.

She was found the next day, travelling in a car on Highway 1 near Penobsquis.

Adam Radcliffe of Shediac is charged with abducting a child under 14 and failing to comply with an undertaking.

He made a court appearance today in Moncton and was remanded into custody until May 18, when he is expected to enter a plea.