A 48-year-old man was safely located early this morning after getting lost in a wooded area of Torbay on Saturday night.
The man called police around 10:40 p.m. after losing his way near Whiteway Pond following a swim earlier that evening.
Officers were able to get his GPS location using a cell phone ping, however, the phone’s battery then died.
With the assistance of K9 services and Rovers Search and Rescue, the man was found around 2 a.m. on a trail system in the area.
Police say that he was in good health and was taken home without further incident.