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Breaking: Missing 85-year-old man found alive after crash
Harrietville man Jacobus Bakkum, 85, has been found alive after going missing on Sunday.
Police say Mr Bakkum's car crashed down an embankment on the Omeo Highway at Mitta Mitta sometime in the past two days.
An 85-year-old man missing in Victoria's High Country since Sunday night has been found alive.
Jacobus "John" Bakkum was last seen leaving the Harrietville Hotel, south-east of Mount Buffalo, shortly after 8pm on Sunday.
Jacobus Bakkum is well-known in the Harrietville area. (Supplied: Victoria Police)
He had been having dinner with his wife, who walked home as part of their regular routine.
But instead of driving the 500 metres directly home, it is believed Mr Bakkum drove in the opposite direction along the Great Alpine Road, through Hotham Heights.
Baffling high-country mystery as 85-year-old John Backham vanishes after dinner at Harrietville Hotel
An 85-year-old man has vanished in a baffling mystery after leaving a pub with his wife and never arriving home.
John Backham left the Harrietville Hotel, in Victoria’s High Country, with his wife at 8pm Sunday night following their regular weekly meal at the venue.
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His wife usually walks the 500m home while he drives, but while she arrived at their house a short time later, her husband never did.
Backham was driving the couple’s 2007 silver Toyota Prado with registration WBD 077.
His car was spotted on the Great Alpine Rd near Dinner Plain just after 9pm. Forty-five minutes later, it was seen in Omeo, about 85km from his home.
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Search underway for elderly man who didn’t complete short drive home
An elderly Victorian man who went missing after a night out has been found after his vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash 150 kilometres from his intended destination.
A missing Victorian man has been found after his vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash at Mitta Mitta in Victoria’s north-east, 150 kilometres from his intended destination.
Jacobus Bakkum, also known as John, was reported missing after he failed to arrive home after leaving the Harrietville Hotel just after 8pm on Sunday.
He was located at 11.30am on Tuesday by a passerby who noticed his vehicle down an embankment just off the Omeo Highway.
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