Huge police search in Washington after woman heard screaming in woodland

Officers were called to the Horsley Road area of Washington at around 5pm on Monday, May 31, following a report that a woman was heard screaming.

The police helicopter was also deployed to search the area but no one was found to be in distress.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Shortly before 5pm yesterday (Monday) we were contacted by a member of the public who reported hearing a woman screaming in a wooded area in the Horsley Road area of Washington.

“Police assisted by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) carried out a thorough search of the area but nobody was found to be in distress.

“Officers are satisfied that the report was made in good faith.

"We would ask anybody with information to contact us via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website or by calling 101 quoting log 800 310521.”

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