The Police helicopter was drafted in to assist in the search for a missing person in Newport earlier this morning (Thursday).
The National Police Air Serve Helicopter (NPAS) travelled all the way from Redhill in Surrey having left base at around 10:00 and was circling the local area of Parkhurst and Camp Hill for around 20 minutes before standing down.
Officers on the ground had been scouring the area with several police cars seen in the vicinity of Parkhurst Forest.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary have now confirmed that the search was part of an ongoing missing persons investigation.
This mornings activity is not related to an ongoing indecent exposure investigation at the forest.
