UPDATE: Missing hiker with autism at Halls Gap has been found

A missing hiker at Halls Gap has been found after going missing at 7pm last night.

It’s understood Jack was found just after midday with his mother updating a Facebook post to say: “he’s been found, and he’s okay”.

Press PLAY to hear Sergeant Chris Russo talk on Jack’s disappearance

The twenty-year-old, who has autism, set off on a solo walk yesterday.

He video-called his family from the top of the Pinnacle Point walking track around 7pm last night, to let them know he was okay, but hadn’t been heard from since before his eventual rescue.

Images: Victoria Police