A police helicopter circled above the town last night in a search for a woman.

Police were called at 9.10pm last night (Monday, September 26) after reports of concern for the welfare of a 47-year-old Macclesfield woman.

Officers made a search of the area on foot and by air.

The woman was found and taken to Macclesfield Hospital to be assessed.

Seb Nicholls, who contacted the Express after seeing the helicopter, said: “The

re was a police helicopter flying over the cementary area and Bollinbrook estate. It was very loud. I’d be surprised if many people got to sleep on the estate.”

A spokesman for the police declined to comment further on where the woman was from.