Missing Japanese Tourist Located - Cradle Mountain

Tasmania Police advise that an 81-year-old male Japanese Tourist has been located alive and well in the Cradle Mountain area this morning.

Members of the public, not involved in the search, located the male on the side of Belvoir Road approximately 1.3 km west of the Cradle Mountain Road intersection around 7:45 am. The male had walked away from his accommodation during the night and became disoriented in the darkness.

The male was located with non-life-threatening injuries and is being assessed by Ambulance Tasmania paramedics at the scene. Police would like to thank all assisting Tasmanian emergency services and members of the public for successfully locating the missing person.

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