Elderly man missing from hospital found dead

An 88-year-old man, who went missing from a care hospital in Co Wexford last night, has been found dead.

Elderly man missing from hospital found dead

An 88-year-old man, who went missing from a care hospital in Co Wexford last night, has been found dead.

John Byrne's body was discovered by search volunteers on a house building site a mile from the Gorey hospital he strayed from.

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