A disabled Auckland woman who went missing on a walk on her local dairy has been found safe and well.
Carmen Porter, 43, was reported missing from her Papatoetoe home about 8.30am yesterday.
She was found just after 11pm at an address not far from her home.
Police had been concerned for her safety as she was paralysed on one side of her body and had the mental age of a 16-year-old.
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