Tuesday 11 April 2017

Westpac Rescue Chopper Called In To Search For Missing Man at Booral

BY IAN CROUCH

The Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter has been called in to help search for a missing elderly man near Stroud overnight.

Police were called in to search for the 78-year-old who'd gone missing from his property at Booral  and fears were raised when his car was found abandoned yesterday morning.

A neighbour found him on an adjoining property overnight suffering mild dehydration.

Meanwhile, the chopper has been called out to a bulk carrier off the coast of Newcastle this morning to airlift a crewman suffering a medical condition to the John Hunter Hospital.