Search for missing man, 80, enters fourth day

Divers have joined the search for a missing 80-year-old man who disappeared close to one of his regular hiking spots.

Brian Fletcher was last seen at his home in Bury on Saturday before he drove to a layby close to Tockholes village in Lancashire.

An "extensive" search involving mountain rescue teams has continued on Tuesday, Lancashire Police said.

The force has also released a new image of Mr Fletcher to show what officers believe he was wearing before he went missing.

The photograph shows the missing man in a tan-coloured cap, blue jumper and cargo trousers, and is understood to have been taken before he left for the Tockholes area.

The 80-year-old has been described as a "keen walker and birdwatcher", who regularly visited the Roddlesworth Reservoirs.

Rescuers have joined police in searching the water and the surrounding moorland after his grey car was found on a lay-by on the A675 road.

Divers have joined the operation, which includes search dogs and horse riders from Lancashire Police's mountain branch.

They have also been receiving help from local mountain rescue teams and the coastguard.

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