Police helicopter searches Devon river
Police officers and the coastguard were called to Brixton on Thursday evening. Emergency services were called to the River Yealm near Noss Mayo following reports a missing man had been found. Devon and Cornwall Police[1] and coastguard teams attended and the man was brought to safety just after 8pm, a police spokesperson said.
Witnesses told PlymouthLive a number of coastguard vehicles and a helicopter are seen at the coast[2] yesterday evening (December 28). One witness said: "A chopper is up near me and apparently coastguard vehicles have been seen in Brixton area." A spokesperson for the force said: "Emergency services attended the River Yealm near Noss Mayo last night after a man who was reported missing had been located.
He was brought to safety shortly after 8pm." The Maritime and Coastguard Agency told PlymouthLive on Thursday evening it was in the area assisting with a Devon and Cornwall Police led-incident.
References
- ^ Devon and Cornwall Police (www.plymouthherald.co.uk)
- ^ a number of coastguard vehicles and a helicopter are seen at the coast (www.plymouthherald.co.uk)