Invercargill police will today search for an elderly man who failed to return from a walk through bush yesterday afternoon.
John Hall-Jones, 81, left Invercargill about 8.30am to travel to Longwood Forest, around 45km northwest of Invercargill, and was expected home by 4pm.
A family member contacted police about 7.30pm.
Sergeant Ian Martin of Invercargill Police said Mr Hall-Jones, a former doctor and local historian, was very fit and did a lot of walking in the area.
His car was found on Brown Ridge Road, near Fairfax, about 40km northwest of Invercargill.
Mr Martin said Mr Hall-Jones' failure to return was out of character.
A search would begin early this morning, he said.
- NZPA
Elderly man missing in bush
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