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Concern for welfare incident at Moses Gate Country Park
Fire and police were at Moses Gate Country Park, with the helicopter also scrambled at about 4:30pm, after receiving reports of a man in distress.
Police were at first unable to find the man in question, though managed to confirm around 6pm that he had been found safely.
Officers carried out enquiries after the reports came in, blocking off the entrance to the country park as they searched the area.
Several residents including Cllr Liam Barnard spotted the air ambulance flying overhead, but at the time did not know what was going on.
Online air ambulance trackers soon confirmed that the helicopter had landed at Moses Gate Country Park.
The Bolton News contacted emergency services, who by 6pm confirmed that the man had been found and was ‘safe’.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
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