A multi-agency search is currently underway to locate a man missing from the Hunter Valley.
81 year old Keith Banks was last seen leaving a home on Stewarts Road, Woolooma, about 1pm on Monday afternoon.
Inquiries reveal he attended a service station at Gundy about 1.30pm on Monday, before driving away from the location.
Keith’s dark grey Honda Civic sedan was located bogged in bushland about 4pm yesterday.
Police and family hold serious concerns for his welfare due to him living with dementia and requires medication.
Local police are being assisted by Police Rescue, PolAir and the NSW State Emergency Service.
Anyone with information into Keith’s whereabouts is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.