A hunter who became disoriented in the heavy vog and low cloud cover was rescued by the Big Island Fire Department's Chopper 1 last night and taken to South Kohala Fire Station for pick up by his family.

Firefighters were called to search for the man just after 4 p.m. in the Puuanahulu Game Management area.

The fire department dispersed two helicopters as well as land personnel in its search. The missing man was found with the help of GPS coordinates before 7 p.m.