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Senior couple who went missing after leaving Manitoba hospital found safe

This elderly couple has been missing from Neepawa since Saturday afternoon.
This elderly couple has been missing from Neepawa since Saturday afternoon. RCMP Hand out

Manitoba RCMP have confirmed that an elderly couple from Neepawa who went missing Saturday afternoon have been found safe.

Vera Barber, 83, and her 92-year-old husband Gerald were reported missing after last being seen when Vera picked up her husband from the Neepawa hospital at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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The couple were seen driving away in their sage green 2012 Honda CRV with the Manitoba plate VAA 650.

They were found safe on Sunday evening.

Police told Global News that the couple’s vehicle had gotten stuck in a mud road.

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