Police say a 73-year-old man has been found dead following a muti-agency search that ran over the weekend.
A police spokesperson said they found a body in the Namoi River at Walgett near Marjorie Phyllis Walford Bridge at about 9:30am today (Monday 22 September.
Authorities launched the search last week after he was last seen leaving a Walgett medical facility on Friday evening 19 September at around 9.45pm.