A coastguard helicopter ... and South Devon this afternoon (March 5), responding to what has now been confirmed as a false alert. The red and white helicopter was spotted over Elburton, near ...

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "The helicopter was up for a missing person search. Police were called at 2.55pm on Monday 24 March following a report of a man in his 70s ...

A large search effort was seen in Devon yesterday evening ... There's a police helicopter searching around." Another witness said: "Lots more [police] shooting up the link road towards Bideford ...