Police find missing 29-year-old man who disappeared from hospital in Preston

A 29-year-old man who went missing from a hospital ward in Preston has been found.
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 11th Apr 2019, 07:46 BST
Updated 11th Apr 2019, 08:59 BST
Darryl Watts, 29, was last seen at Royal Preston Hospital at 4.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, April 9th). Pic - Lancashire PoliceDarryl Watts, 29, was last seen at Royal Preston Hospital at 4.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, April 9th). Pic - Lancashire Police
Darryl Watts, 29, was last seen at Royal Preston Hospital at 4.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, April 9th). Pic - Lancashire Police

Police said they had been growing increasingly concerned for Darryl's welfare and had sought the public's help in finding him.

He had last been seen at the Royal Preston Hospital at 4.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, April 9).

PC Mark Emery of Lancashire Police said: "Thanks to all those who helped in locating Darryl Watts who was missing from Preston. He has been found safe and well thankfully."