Just before midnight last Sunday, Blayney police officers spotted an abandoned car on a back road and stopped to investigate.

“At 11.30pm on September 28, Blayney police were patrolling the Old Lachlan Road at Caloola, a dirt back road, when they located an unattended vehicle parked on the wrong side of the road,” a police statement said.

MAP: The road where the incident occurred …

“No persons were with the vehicle.”

Police reported that they then conducted a search of the area and “heard a faint noise about 30 metres away in the bush”.

“A 78-year-old male from South Australia was located in the bush in poor health,” the post continued.

“The male’s health deteriorated rapidly and he was taken to hospital.

“As a result of Blayney police finding the male, he made a full recovery and was reunited with family.”