Missing 90yo found in western Sydney

A 90-year-old Sydney man has been found safe and well after going missing for more than 24 hours when he went outside to rake leaves.

Frank Wake's wife discovered he was missing when she went to check on him in the from yard of their Eddy Street, Merrylands home at around 1pm on Monday.

Police say he was found about 4km away by council workers, in Veron St at Wentworthville on Tuesday afternoon.