News / Missing man traced
A 47 YEAR old man missing overnight from the Northmavine area of Shetland was traced by the crew of the coastguard search and rescue helicopter on Wednesday morning.
Police said the man had been taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital, in Lerwick, for treatment.
The man had been reported missing at just after 5pm on Tuesday.
Coastguard volunteer teams from Hillswick, Lerwick, Sullom and North Roe were called on Tuesday evening to assist police in the search in the Nibon area.
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