{"id":788325,"date":"2026-02-25T15:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/788325\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:59:26","slug":"police-helicopter-searches-for-high-risk-missing-person-in-bristol-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/788325\/","title":{"rendered":"Police helicopter searches for ‘high risk’ missing person in Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"

The chopper was reported over Temple Meads and Broadmead<\/p>\n

Shannon Brown<\/strong> Senior Reporter<\/p>\n

13:15, 25 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

\"NPAS<\/p>\n

NPAS (Image: Blake May-Price)<\/p>\n

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has confirmed why a helicopter was seen circling above Bristol.<\/p>\n

Flight tracker ADSBexchange tracked the NPAS flight from Cardiff to the Temple Meads area of Bristol at around 9.45pm on Tuesday, February 25.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for NPAS told BristolLive the helicopter had been searching for a high-risk missing person.<\/p>\n

The person in question has been found, an Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The National Police Air Service said: “At 2054hrs on 24 February 2026, a police helicopter crew from St Athan were deployed to support Avon & Somerset Police in a search for a high-risk missing person in the Bristol area.<\/p>\n

“Total flying time on the task was around 43 minutes.”<\/p>\n

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