Mountain rescue teams called in to help in search for missing Sunderland pensioner
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Mountain rescue teams from Northumberland were drafted in to help in the search for a missing Sunderland pensioner.
Northumbria Police requested help with a search in Penshaw on Saturday evening, March 26, after a man in his mid-70s was reported missing.
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team, Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue and a police dog handler searched wooded areas in Herrington Country Park throughout the night before being stood down at 5am on Sunday.
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Hide AdThe missing man was later found safe outside the search area.