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Search under way for lost hiker

Emergency services are scouring bushland for a hiker lost in Queensland's far north. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

A search is underway for a hiker missing in bushland on Queensland's highest mountain.

The man in his 20s was reportedly hiking in bushland off Josephine Falls Road in Bartle Frere, a mountain south of Cairns, on Tuesday.

He was last heard from at 6.30pm, sparking an emergency service response. 

Queensland Police and paramedics began a search for the man on Tuesday night but stopped when it got dark. 

The search commenced again at 6am on Wednesday with emergency services ramping up efforts to find the man.

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