Police searched into the early hours of this morning to locate a missing man in the Minginui area.
At about 10.30pm last night Rotorua Police were advised of a missing person in the Whirinaki Forest Park in the Minginui area.
A 27-year-old local man was reported missing by family after failing to return home on dark as expected.
Family then discovered a bag belonging to the man at the River Road car park at the start of the Whirinaki Track.
Police and family members held serious concerns for the man due a medical condition.