THE North Wales Police helicopter was called in to help with the search for an eldery lady in Bethesda.

The aircraft, based at Hawarden, was deployed to help officers and drone units locate the woman - who had been classed as "high risk".

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The crew located the woman and were able to direct officers on the ground to find her.

The National Police Air Service (North West Region) tweeted: "Last night the Hawarden aircraft attended the Bethesda area to assist @NWPolice & @NWPDrones with a search for an elderly high risk missing lady.

"The aircraft crew located the lady & directed local patrols to her. A great example of #teamwork and #layeredairsupport."