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  • February 11, 2025
Search for missing persons near Northumberland Ford, flooded by storm

Search for missing persons near Northumberland Ford, flooded by storm

Mountain rescue teams are searching for a missing person in an area that was flooded during Storm Darragh.

The North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team confirmed 22 volunteers were involved in the search near Alnwick.

They have been searching the area around Abberwick Ford, where a minor road crosses the River Aln near the village of Bolton in North Northumberland.

The storm brought severe weather to Britain from early Saturday morning, prompting a number of flood warnings.