Why was a police helicopter hovering over village?

A POLICE helicopter spent more than 20 minutes above South Littleton on Tuesday evening.

The helicopter, joined by numerous police cars on the ground, was helping in the search for a missing person late last night (April 7).

The missing person was found shortly before 11pm.

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A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: “The police activity in South Littleton yesterday evening (Tuesday 7 April) was in relation to a missing person. They were found shortly before 11pm.”

A National Police Air Service spokesperson said: “At 10.02pm on 7 April 2026 a helicopter crew from Birmingham were deployed to the South Littleton area to support West Mercia Police in a search for a missing person.

“Time on task was around 22 minutes.”