Missing elderly Christchurch man disappears from rest home

Allan Gibson went missing from the Mayfair Lifecare rest home on Wharenui Road, Christchurch. Photo / Google Earth

Police have found a missing 82-year-old Christchurch man.

Allan Gibson, 82, disappeared from the Mayfair Lifecare rest home about 6.30pm yesterday.

Police said he has previously been found in the Ilam area when he has disappeared in similar circumstances in the past.

Early this morning police said Gibson was found safe.