The coastguard helicopter was called out to East Lindsey to help with the search for a missing person.

Three coastguard teams as well as police and paramedics were sent out to look for an 80-year-old man from the Marshchapel and Horse Shoe area.

Crews from Donna Nook, Cleepthorpes and Mablethorpe attended the search for the pensioner, who was deemed a high risk.

Initially a foot search was held in areas where the man was known to go walking but a breakthrough wasn’t made until two hours later when he was spotted by a member of public.

However, they didn’t know where they were so crews were reliant on a description of the area.

Upon arrival, the teams could see a torchlight being flashed, but managed to reach the casualty safely before he was loaded into a helicopter.

A post on the Mablethorpe Coastguard Facebook page said: “A good outcome but it could have been a lot worse if the 2 members of the public had not come across him.”

Donna Nook Coastguard revealed the man had been transferred into an ambulance and taken to hospital.

The National Police Air Service later revealed the missing man was in good health.

Donna Nook coastguards were called

A tweet from the service read: “Large open areas and surrounding villages searched and cleared.

“As we've landed we've been informed the missing person was found safe and well near the coast."

Lincolnshire Police also released an update to say the man had been found.

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