A man who had been missing for nearly two full days walked out of forest east of Taupō this morning.
Scott McPherson, 22, who was last heard from late on Tuesday when he rang his family to say he was lost in bush near Opepe Farm, arrived at Sika Lodge on Clements Mill Rd at the edge of the Kaimanawa Forest Park this morning, said Senior Sergeant Tony Jeurissen of Taupo Police.
Staff at the lodge rang police who advised McPherson's family and had him checked out by a doctor.
"He's been out in the bush for a little while and he's suffering a bit from that experience but we're pretty sure he'll be okay," Jeurissen said.
McPherson's car was earlier found in a drain area on the side of a forestry road in the Kaingaroa Forest near Iwitahi and from there it appeared he had walked to Sika Lodge.