Face of Nation : Police spotted Melbourne man Michael Bowman, 57, from the rescue helicopter shortly before 4:00pm on Tuesday.
He was flown to Hobart where he gave the thumbs–up to waiting media.When asked how he was feeling, he replied: “Thank you, fine, beautiful.”
He will stay overnight in the Royal Hobart Hospital, where medical staff say he is in a stable condition and not suffering hypothermia.
Mr Bowman set off on July 3 and had planned to walk in the Mount Cuvier region. The alarm was raised by his next of kin on Saturday after he failed to contact them.
Senior Constable Kristy Eyles said he had set up camp at Mt Cuvier in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, and set off for a short day walk. He had become separated in thick fog from his pack, which also contained his emergency beacon, accounting for why it had not been activated.
