80yo man found safe in Blue Mountains

An 80-year-old Katoomba man has been found safe after going missing from a nursing home on Saturday night.

A NSW Police officer

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An 80-year-old Katoomba man has been found safe after going missing from a nursing home overnight in the NSW Blue Mountains.

Terrernce Broadhead was found on Sunday morning just after 8.30am in a backyard of a Katoomba residence.

"He's got a few scratches on him and is a bit dehydrated and has been taken to Katoomba hospital," a NSW policespokeman told AAP on Sunday.

The elderly man had left his nursing home at about 6.30pm on Saturday to go for a walk but failed to return.


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