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Police have resumed a search and rescue operation to locate a 20-year-old man missing since yesterday.

The man is believed to have been hiking at Mount Beerwah and was last heard from around 1pm.

A search and rescue operation started at the mountain yesterday but was hampered by weather in the evening.

Various assets have been deployed to the area as part of the search including police officers on foot, Polair and SES drone capabilities.

Anyone with information is urged to contact to police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

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