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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

Missing woman found after police helicopter search

A missing woman has been found after a police search involving a helicopter yesterday.

Paula Murray was reported missing from around 1pm on Tuesday, February 1.

An urgent appeal for help finding the 74-year-old was launched by police, after she was last spotted near to Kirkby train station.

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Yesterday, a police helicopter was spotted circling around Longmoor lane, Aintree lane and the M57.

Around a dozen police cars were also reportedly pulled over on the M57, alongside the Kirkby Valley Golf resort.

The force has now confirmed that the police presence in the area was due to the search for the missing woman.

Paula Murray has since been found and officers are no longer appealing for help.

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