Missing tourist found alive

Published: 8:09PM Sunday December 06, 2009 Source: NZPA

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Police say they have found an Australian man missing near Christchurch alive and well

An Australian tourist who went missing from the Christchurch suburb of Lyttelton early on Friday morning has been found alive.

Michael Craig, 45, who was on a fishing trip with a friend, had been last seen walking near the harbour about 2am after drinking at the Lyttelton Hotel.

Police were concerned for the Tasmanian resident and searched the port and the water.

But they say he was found alive and well on Sunday.

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