Herts Police have confirmed why a helicopter was circling in the early hours after residents questioned what was happening on social media.
The chopper was called to Kings Langley and Boxmoor after reports that a man in his 30s was missing from Hemel Hempstead at around 5am today (June 8).
He was eventually found safe in Chipperfield just before 7am, police confirmed.
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Facebook groups were flooded with comments asking why the helicopter was out so early.
One person said: “It’s been going on since 6.30am”, while another described how they saw police cars in the Chipperfield area.
Someone added: “I have to say the police seemed to have dealt with him very tactfully.
“It took them a good 45 minutes of talking to him to get him in the car. They didn’t coerce him and let him talk, and eventually he got in of his own volition.”
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In an unrelated incident, police have called for a driver to come forward after a cyclist was hospitalised with “serious injuries” after a hit-and-run.
The crash was in Valley Road, at the junction with Berry Lane, Rickmansworth, at around 7.40pm on June 3.
Information and footage can be given online, via email to victoria.robinson@herts.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting ISR 739 of 3 June, 2023.
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