Roy Beckett was found safe and well this afternoon. Stock image. Picture: IAN BURT (Image: Archant © 2004)
An 81-year-old man who went missing from his home in Wangford near Beccles has been found safe and well.
Roy Beckett had disappeared at around 2.30pm on Wednesday.
His family were seriously concerned due to the circumstances in which he left.
The police helicopter, Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue teams and officers on the ground searched for him last night, in the Wangford area.
Police said this afternoon that they had found Mr Beckett safe and well.
They thanked members of the public for their help with the appeal.
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