Missing man, 88, is found safe after three-day search

THE Northumberland National Park and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Teams have issued a joint statement after a missing 88-year-old man was found safe.

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Alan Fletcher, from Stockton, was visiting family in Wooler when he went missing on Monday afternoon.

Late on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Fletcher was found by members of the public on a steep hillside to the southeast of Wooler. He was assessed and treated by a North East Ambulance Service paramedic and Mountain Rescue medics.