An eight-year-old boy was discovered "tired, hungry and cold" by a member of the public after he was reported missing last night, triggering an extensive search.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said officers were called to reports of a missing child at Signal Hill Reserve in Dunedin at 6.20pm yesterday.
A dog team, mountainbikers and search and rescue volunteers worked to try and locate the child until he was found by a member of the public in Ravensbourne about 8pm.
The boy was "tired, hungry and cold" and was taken to hospital as a precaution by his parents, Bond said.
Police thanked the volunteers and search and rescue members who assisted with the search, Bond said.
