A POLICE helicopter was spotting circling over Newport, leading many people to wonder why.
The helicopter was seen for around an hour between 9.04pm and 9.54pm on Tuesday night, December 5.
The National Police Air Service has now confirmed to the Argus that the helicopter was called to assist the police in searching for a missing person who was eventually found.
A spokesperson for NPAS said: “Between 2104hrs and 2154hrs on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, the police helicopter from NPAS St Athan was deployed to assist Gwent Police in a missing person search in the Newport area.”
A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "We received a report of the concern for the welfare of a man near Cardiff Road, Newport, at around 7pm on Tuesday 5 December.
"Officers attended, supported by the National Police Air Service (NPAS), and located the man."
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