Plane seen flying low over Telford carrying out missing person search
A small plane was seen circling over Telford as police were looking for a missing person.
The fixed wing aircraft raised suspicion among residents, with several calling police concerned that the plane was in distress.
But the force moved to allay fears, confirming a search operation was being carried out. The person was found safe and well.
West Mercia OCC tweeted: "@WMerciaPolice officers and @NPASMidlands currently using a fixed wing plane in Telford area to search for missing person so will be circling, the aircraft is not in any distress #telford."
Oscar Mike 28, a roads policing officer and search adviser, tweeted: "We had assistance from one of the fixed wing aircraft over #Telford tonight, assisting with a missing person search. Obviously a rare sight here as we’ve had three calls reporting a low flying plane in distress."
