An Irish man in Australia has been found a number of days after he went missing on a hike in a remote area of the country.
The Irish national, who has been named by police just as Colin, was missing for four days following his hike on the McMillans Walking Track on March 19, Victoria Police confirmed this week.
Colin, who did not have his surname released by police, was set to complete his hike and head back to the small Australian town of Omeo, located around five hours east of Melbourne.
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The hike, a 200km or so track around the edge of the Australian Alps, is known for being an extremely difficult undertaking - generally taking around two weeks to complete.
Victorian Police explained, via The Australian, that when the 34-year-old did not finish his hike concerns over his welfare grew.
His car was subsequently found unattended in the remote town on Monday, April 3 - which resulted in a search operation being launched.
The search went underway as a joint operation between the air wing, search and rescue squad and Parks Victoria, it was confirmed on Tuesday morning.
However, on Wednesday a spokesperson for Victoria Police said that they had "spoken to a man" who was believed to be Colin - but had not yet formally sighted him, expecting to do so this Wednesday afternoon.
This is not the first time an Irish person has gone missing while hiking in Australia. Earlier this year, an Irish paramedic who went missing while hiking in Australia was found dead in a national park.
41-year-old Fiona Lavelle set off for a hike in February in the Hellfire Bay area as temperatures rose to 40C. However, concerns were raised after she failed to make contact with her husband.
Police later found Lavelle’s car parked Nissan Navara near the National Park, sparking the search. Despite their efforts, the Mayo woman’s body was found shortly after their search began at the Cape Le Grand National Park.
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