A large-scale emergency services search is continuing on Sunday evening for a missing pensioner.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard are involved in assisting Lancashire Police as they continue to look for George Norwell.
The 77-year-old was last seen in the Swift Close area of Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, around 9.30am on Saturday 4 October.
Police say they have found his blue Ford Focus in the Boulevard area of Frenchwood around 10.30am on Saturday. But George wasn’t in it.
George is 5’9″, slim and has white hair. He was last seen wearing a maroon tartan padded jacket with a fleece lining, a maroon t-shirt and dark trousers. He was carrying a cream square shoulder bag with dark brown buckles.
The Coastguard helicopter was called out during the early hours of Sunday (5 October) morning to assist in the search and an emergency services presence has been maintained close to the River Ribble all day on Sunday with further helicopter activity.
A police spokesperson said: “We are working with our partners at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coast Guard to locate George and you may have seen an increased emergency service presence in the area.
“We want to stress that we are keeping an open mind in relation to George’s potential whereabouts and that is why we are asking for anyone who sees him to call 999 straight away.
“George’s family are being kept updated.”
Anyone with information about where George might be or who saw him during Saturday, particularly in the Boulevard area of Preston, is asked to call 101 and quote log 1280 of 4 October 2025.
