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DORSET Police helicopter was scrambled after three young boys went missing from Manorside Primary School on Evering Avenue in Poole.
The three youngsters, all of primary school age, were reported missing just after 11.20am this morning. Officers carried out an extensive search of the area, including with assistance from the police helicopter which was seen circling for more than an hour over the Alderney Heath and Bourne Estate areas of Poole.
All three boys were discovered safe and well at 1.08pm and returned to the school.
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