A HELICOPTER search was launched by police after a man was reported missing.

The alarm was raised in Southampton at 10.44am yesterday and officers carried out a search across the city for the 23-year-old, including in Mansbridge Reservoir and Riverside Park.

Police confirmed that he was found by a member of his family near Durnford Motors in West End at around 2.40pm.

They added that an ambulance also attended the scene.

The man was spoken to by police.