A MISSING man from Darwen sparked an emergency call to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team at midnight on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old was reported missing from home to Lancashire Police, who found his abandoned motorbike at Sunnyhurst Wood on the fringe of Darwen Moor around 11.55pm.
Officers concerned for his welfare contacted the mountain rescue team who scrambled 19 members to assist an ‘urgent search’.
However, at 12.25am on Thursday, police found the missing man safe and well and members were told to stand down.
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