The reason why a police helicopter repeatedly circled Oxford for over an hour last night has been revealed.

At approximately 10pm on Tuesday, October 8, a police helicopter crew from NPAS Benson was deployed to the Oxford area.

A spokesperson for NPAS said: “This was to assist Thames Valley Police in the search for a high-risk missing person.”

The helicopter circled the south of the city for over an hour with a particular focus on the Rose Hill and Littlemore areas.

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Thames Valley Police later confirmed that the missing person known as Marcus had been found following the search.

An appeal published by Thames Valley Police on Tuesday evening said: "Have you seen Marcus?

"If you see him please call 101, quoting the incident 1561 08102024."

The total flying time of the helicopter was one hour and six minutes.

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