A pensioner who had been missing for almost 48 hours has been found.

Eric Cass, 79, was last seen leaving his family home in Crosby at lunchtime on Friday, in an "agitated state".

Police spent the weekend appealing for information to locate Mr Cass, and have this evening confirmed he was found in the Allonby/Maryport area.

A spokeswoman for the force added: "We'd like to thank everyone who helped in the search for Mr Cass."