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Patient found after leaving Hawke’s Bay mental health facility without notifying staff

Police located a man who left a mental health facility in Hawke's Bay without alerting staff.

Skinny McBuntu

A man left a mental health facility in Hawke's Bay without notifying staff. He was classified as low risk. Police located him within hours of his departure.

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Patient located after leaving mental health facility without alerting staff in Hawke's Bay

Police located the "low risk" man within hours of him leaving a mental health facility in Hawke's Bay.

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