The pilot and businessman who was reported as missing in the Chi Chi area, Upper Mazaruni, has been found, police have said.

Thirty-seven year old Bernard Singh of Strathspey, ECD had been missing for almost five days. According to the police, the missing man was located on Wednesday, when he found his way back to his mining camp at about 11:30 am. He had reportedly lost his way while attempting to return to the Chi Ch airstrip where he had left his airplane.

According to the police, Singh had left the Ogle Airport on April 7, in a Piper 228 Aircraft for Chi Chi where he has a mining operation. He arrived the same day and left the aircraft at the airstrip and made his way into the camp.

Reports are that after spending some days at the camp, he left the site on Friday, April 10, to return to Georgetown but had not done so up to last Sunday. His aircraft was found at the airstrip and he was subsequently reported as missing.

According to the police, Joint Services ranks were preparing to go into the area to conduct searches and investigations, when information was received that Singh had made his way back to his camp and was alive and well.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud had told this newspaper on Wednesday that the man had reportedly gotten lost along the trail that led to the airstrip but had somehow managed to return to the camp severely dehydrated.