A person reported missing in the Verwood area has been found safe and well after a search mission by Dorset Police.
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) were called in to help local police on Tuesday night after a call reporting a missing teenage girl was received at 9.24pm. She was last seen at 5.30pm.
The girl was located safe and well at around 1am this morning, Wednesday 24 April 2019, in the West Moors area.
The NPAS helicopter was heard by residents in Verwood around 11pm circling the area for about around two hours.
NAPS tweeted on Wednesday morning saying the missing person was found: “We had just the one job last night, assisting Dorset Poloice with a missing person search in the Verwood area. Person subsequently found safe and well away from our search area.”
We had just the one job last night, assisting @dorsetpolice with a missing person search in the Verwood area. Person subsequently found safe and well away from our search area. ^RK
— NPAS Bournemouth (@NPASBournemouth) April 24, 2019
Hearing @NPASBournemouth @dorsetpolice hovering and circling many times in #VerwoodDorset tonight. – @VerwoodToday #Dorset #NPASBournemouth #Bournemouth #NPAS999 #NPAS #PoliceHelicopter #NotATrainingExercise #Verwood #Wimborne #DoresetEcho #DorsetCulture pic.twitter.com/isZJbK9O3I
— Matt™ | TruckersMP ? (@MattTrucker_TMP) April 23, 2019