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71-year-old man with dementia found near Piethorne Reservoir after search

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A 71-year-old man with dementia was found cold and confused after a search involving police, mountain rescue volunteers and search dogs near Piethorne Reservoir in Newhey.

A 71-year-old man with dementia was found cold and confused after a search involving police, mountain rescue volunteers and search dogs near Piethorne Reservoir in Newhey.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team said it was called to assist Greater Manchester Police on 29 August after the man was reported missing.

Police believed the man could be in the Piethorne Reservoir area after an AirTag indicated he was nearby.

Initial police searches, including assistance from the National Police Air Service helicopter, had not located him.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was mobilised to the dam wall along with its water section.

Water rescue volunteers searched the water's edge on both sides of the dam, on foot and using a raft. Two other sections searched paths and tracks which police had not already covered.

Two Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England search dogs and their handlers were also called to assist.

The first search dog team was travelling to its allocated search area with a navigator from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team when they found the missing man.

The team said he was cold and confused when he was located.

He was walked a short distance to the mountain rescue control vehicle, where he was assessed before being handed over to police and his family for further checks.

Fifteen Oldham Mountain Rescue Team volunteers were involved in the callout, which lasted four and a half hours.

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