Police call aeroplane for support after police incident in Dodworth, Barnsley
A police plane was called in to help police officers deal with an incident in South Yorkshire last night.
Residents across South Yorkshire saw the National Police Air Service fixed wing aeroplane last night as it supported officers on the ground in a search for a man near Dodworth Road, Barnsley.
Officers had been called over concerns for his safety.
South Yorkshire Police told The Star: “At 7.06pm on Tuesday, February 17 we were called to reports of a concern for safety of a man at Dodworth Road, Barnsley.
“Officers attended and were supported by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) in a search for the man.
“Officers located the man and detained him under the Mental Health Act.”
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The NPAS said they had been called to the scene while an air crew was on a proactive patrol.
They said: “On Tuesday February 17 whist on proactive patrol, a police aeroplane, NPAS 83, supported South Yorkshire Police around Barnsley. The incident was in relation to a concern for welfare.”
They plane was in the air for 45 minutes, they added.