DORSET Police have provided a latest on the missing person from Wool.

Officers are pleased to update that missing 71-year-old Hazel Penfold from Wool has been found.

She had been reported missing at around 5pm yesterday.

Following a search in the local area, along with a crew from Dorset Search and Rescue, she has now been found.

A police spokesman said: "We would like to thank everyone who has helped and shared the appeal."

A Dorset Search and Rescue spokesman said: "The team had our first call out of 2021 to assist Dorset Police in searching for a vulnerable missing person in the Wool area.

"Thankfully the person has been located."