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| Tuesday, 7 January, 2003, 16:31 GMT Missing pensioner found by helicopter ![]() Police used a helicopter and heat-seeking equipment An elderly Gloucestershire man is recovering in hospital after going missing on Monday night. The 88-year-old man was found by a police helicopter and dog handlers after disappearing from a nursing home in Westbury-on-Severn. Sub-zero temperatures prompted police to call in extra help at midnight when the man had still not been found. A police helicopter with heat-seeking equipment tracked the pensioner to gardens close to the nursing home, where he was discovered by a dog handler. The man is recovering in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. | See also: 28 Nov 02 | England Top England stories now: Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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