POLICE have found a man's body in the search for a missing pensioner in his nineties.

Barry Scott, 93, went missing from his Cleckheaton address yesterday.

Officers issued an appeal to try find him late last night, at around 10:06pm.

During their search today, a body has been found in Cleckheaton town.

There has been no formal identification as of yet.

But officers have made Mr Scott's family aware of the development.

When making the appeal to find Mr Scott, police were concerned because the pensioner suffers from dementia.

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter for the North East region was also out last night assisting with the search.