A WOMAN who went missing in the early hours of this morning has been found.

Police were concerned for the welfare of 80-year-old Pamela Mason, who has dementia.

She disappeared in the early hours of this morning from her home in Downton Close in Muscliffe and Dorset Police were alerted at 7am today.

The National Police Air Service helicopter was called in to look for the woman and confirmed at 11.30am that she had been located.