A POLICE helicopter flew over a residential area of Weymouth as officers carried out a search for a missing woman.

Police officers searched the Chickerell and Westham areas of town following a report of a missing person in the area at 8pm on Sunday evening (September 12).

A police helicopter could be heard flying over residential areas of town and hovered over Chickerell and Westham areas of Weymouth during this time.

Residents also spotted police officers with torches searching areas along Chickerell Road as they searched for the missing woman.

A spokeswoman for Dorset Police said she was found safe and well an hour later at 9.15pm.

She said: "Dorset Police received a report at around 8pm on Sunday, September 12 of a missing woman in Weymouth.

"Officers attended and carried out searches of the area, assisted by the NPAS helicopter. The woman was located at around 9.15pm."