MARIN COUNTY, Calif. - A man was rescued on Mount Tamalpais early Saturday morning after he became lost while out on a hike the previous afternoon.

The backstory:

The hiker was reported missing about 5:30 p.m. on Friday by his wife, who told authorities that she spoke with her husband on the phone.

The hiker explained to his wife that he had been hiking on the mountain since about 2:30 p.m. on Friday, but he had taken a wrong turn. However, he said he knew where he was and that it would take him about 90 minutes to hike his way back to his car at Rock Springs trailhead.

The man’s wife was able to provide authorities with a "find my phone" location near Bon Tempe Dam at 5:30 p.m. Marin sheriff’s deputies searched for the man on the fire roads in the area, but could not find him.

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