Police helicopter called to help find missing person in Thornbury
A POLICE helicopter was called to the Thornbury area in the early hours of Sunday morning to assist in the search for a missing person.
The crew were called out at 5.10am after a resident from Olveston had gone missing and there were concerns for his welfare.
A tweet from the National Police Air Service said that open areas had been cleared.
The Gazette has since learned that the man was found safe and well later on Sunday morning.
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