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| Missing tractor man hunt resumes | Missing tractor man hunt resumes |
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| A search operation for an elderly man whose tractor was swept into an Aberdeenshire river during floods has resumed. | A search operation for an elderly man whose tractor was swept into an Aberdeenshire river during floods has resumed. |
| Sandy Henderson, aged in his 80s, has been missing from the Kintore area since Thursday morning. | Sandy Henderson, aged in his 80s, has been missing from the Kintore area since Thursday morning. |
| A major search - including an RAF helicopter, police divers and coastguards - was launched, but was stood down on safety grounds. | A major search - including an RAF helicopter, police divers and coastguards - was launched, but was stood down on safety grounds. |
| The operation resumed again at 0900 BST on Friday. | |
| It is thought Mr Henderson may have been trying to rescue cattle after the River Don burst its banks when the accident happened. | It is thought Mr Henderson may have been trying to rescue cattle after the River Don burst its banks when the accident happened. |