Man missing in Daintree may have been hiding from authorities, police say

Inspector says it's too early to confirm if case of Victorian found alive on Monday after vanishing in rainforest weeks ago is 'remarkable story of survival'

A man who spent three weeks in Queensland's Daintree rainforest may have been deliberately hiding from authorities who were searching for him.

Victorian man Milan Lemic vanished on 22 December after walking away from his bogged ute at Bairds Crossing near the Upper Daintree village.