LOST MAN DRIVES 9 HOURS TO GET NEWSPAPER

An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said. The man,81 year old eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the new South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoyia State. The man, eventually approached a policeman at a petrol station and asked for help. "This little old man came up to me saying he was lost. He handed me his mobile and asked if I could speak to his wife." said the policeman. The old man was reunited with his family, said he took the wrong turn and just kept on going. "I just went out on the road to have a drive," he told reporters, adding he did not need a satellite navigation device as he'd only been lost once.