POLICE searching for a missing vulnerable man from Poole say he has now been found 'safe and well'.

Allan Butler, aged 83, had been reported missing to Dorset Police at 6pm on Saturday after a family member discovered he was not at his home address in Beresford Road, where he was expected to be.

His car was also not at his address.

This morning, a member of the public, who saw the public appeal, spotted Allan's car in the Wareham area.

Allan was found a short time later.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "We would like to thank everyone who shared the appeal and in particular the person who reported the sighting to Dorset Police."