Public praised for helping police finding missing Hampshire pensioner, 81

A desperate county-wide appeal was launched yesterday to find 81-year-old Frederick Pope, who vanished after a trip into Southampton.

Elderly Frederick was last seen at 7pm on Tuesday, having got out of a taxi in Southampton City Centre to go to the council offices.

Fears for the 5ft 9ins-tall pensioner’s safety were immediately raised, as the 81-year-old has a ‘serious health conditions’ and was ‘likely to be confused’, police said.

But following a massive appeal, Hampshire police today said the elderly gent had been found safe and well.

A spokesman from the police force said: ‘Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal to locate missing Frederick Pope from Southampton. He has now been found.’

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