A tramper was found "cold and dehydrated" by a search and rescue team after going off a walking trail near Rotorua.
Rotorua Police Senior Sergeant Graeme Hill said a Rotorua man in his 40s became disorientated and lost on a vague route that runs above Hinehopu at the end of Lake Rotoiti about 2pm on Saturday.
A search and rescue team was sent out and used mobile location data to find the track.
![The search area and location mapped out by search teams. Photo / Land Search and Rescue Rotorua](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E2REKT7PHWZIE65JX7CHGEFKLE.jpg?auth=af073bb51685e813e274e0f8494a74672f82eaab2b5c73fda1eebc0d5937dda0&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
After following it a few kilometres down, they found the person "cold and dehydrated".