Emergency services explain why police helicopter was sent to Conisbrough today
By David Kessen
Published 5th Dec 2025, 15:51 BST
Emergency services have explained why the police helicopter was sent to South Yorkshire this morning, where it was seen for over an hour today.
The National Police Air Service confirmed it had sent one of its fleet of helicopters out this morning, where it was seen over Rotherham and Doncaster.
They told The Star: “At 10.59am on December 5, 2025, a police helicopter crew from Carr Gate were deployed to support South Yorkshire Police in a search for a suspect in the Conisbrough area.”
They said they were in the air for 1hr 39mins over the incident.
South Yorkshire Police told The Star: At 9am today (Friday 5 December), officers were deployed on a pre-planned policing operation to search for an individual in Conisbrough, Doncaster.
“At 10.41am officers contacted NPAS to assist in the search.
“Officers completed a search of the area with the support of NPAS to no gain.”