Woman, 58, detained under Mental Health Act after being spotted near M27

A WOMAN has been detained under the Mental Health Act after being seen near the M27.

The 58-year-old, a high-risk missing person, was located by police officers on the embankment at the M27 near Fareham.

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The woman was checked over by the ambulance service, and was subsequently detained under the Mental Health Act.

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Police in uniform.

‘She has been transferred into the appropriate care,’ a police spokeswoman said.

‘Officers are no longer on scene.’

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