Elderly Melbourne couple who sparked major search found 400km from home

A missing elderly Melbourne couple has been found almost 400km from home, but where they were going remains a mystery.

A missing elderly couple from Melbourne’s east has been found in their car more than 400km from their home.

Bentleigh couple Otto and Gerda, both aged 87, were spotted inside their car by a member of the public in Woomelang, in Victoria’s northeast, about 8am.

They will be tended to by paramedics.

There were several sightings of the elderly couple in their gold Lexus, more than 400km away from where they were last seen two days ago.

Before they were found the 87-year-olds were last sighted leaving a carpark in Kings Way in their gold sedan, on Tuesday evening.

The missing couple’s daughter Sylvie makes an appeal at Moorabbin Police Station. Picture: Mark Stewart

They failed to attend a booked medical appointment on Wednesday morning, prompting concerns from their family and police, as they require ongoing medical treatment.

Police later received information their gold Lexus was seen bogged near a lake north of Rainbow about 5pm on Wednesday.

It’s believed a truck driver helped them and they were seen driving north on Henty Highway towards Hopetoun.

A passer-by also reported driving past a gold sedan parked on the side of the road, with two occupants inside, on Sealake-Birchip Road in Birchip, just after 9pm on Wednesday.

Police attended but the vehicle was already gone.

At the time, investigators and the couple’s family said the disappearance was out of character and they are usually in regular contact with family.