Police carrying out enquiries to locate a missing elderly man in west Dorset are appealing for help from the public to find him.

Dorset Police received a report at 3.11pm today (Friday) raising concern for the welfare of 95-year-old Michael Norman. He was last seen at around 12pm on Thursday 16 March in Benville Lane in Corscombe.

Michael is described as 5ft 8ins tall with white hair and is known to use a walking stick. It is not known what he was wearing when he went missing, however, he often wears cord trousers, a blue polo shirt or a blue buttoned up shirt.

Inspector Tracy Santoni, of Dorset Police, said: “Michael can sometimes become easily confused and we want to find him to ensure he is safe and well.

“Officers are carrying out searches of the surrounding areas in a bid to identify where Michael may have gone.

“I would ask anyone who has seen Michael, or a man matching the description given, to please urgently contact Dorset Police.”

Anyone with information or knowledge as to Michael's whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting incident number 17:436.