An 85-year-old man who went missing from Harrietville on Sunday has been discovered safe. Jacobus Bakkum departed from the Harrietville Hotel for a short drive home. He never reached his destination. Search crews launched a search when he failed to finish his trip.
Search teams located Bakkum alive at a crash site near Mitta Mitta. That site is about 100 kilometres away from Harrietville. It was considerably far off. After finding him, paramedics transported the elderly man to hospital for medical treatment. He is under care now.