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Search dogs, mountain rescue volunteers, police, a helicopter and drones are being used in the search for a missing pensioner.

Police are becoming "increasingly concerned" for the safety and whereabouts of Colin Purton who is missing from his home in Penyffordd , in Flintshire.

Residents in the area have also been forming search teams to help look for the 78-year-old.

Mr Purton, who is described as being 5ft 10ins tallall, of slim build with short white hair and who usually wears a flat cap and has a walking stick, was last seen at approximately 5pm on Wednesday May 22.

Volunteers from North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) have now been drafted in to help police as well as Search and Rescue Dogs Association (SARDA).

Sergeant Philip Wright of North Wales Police said: “We are urging local residents, including dog walkers and ramblers to keep an eye out for Mr Purton. We are also asking people to check their gardens and any outbuildings.

“I am aware that local residents have been involved with the search and I would like to thank them for their assistance.”

Residents across Wrexham and Flintshire have reported seeing the police helicopter searching with the aircraft spotted over towns including Buckley.

Anybody who may have seen Mr Purton is urged to contact North Wales Police on 101 quoting reference number X070760.