Aslan King: Search for British tourist missing near Twelve Apostles scaled back

The search to find a British tourist who hasn't been spotted since running into bushland early on Saturday will resume for the third day on Monday

British tourist Aslan King, 25 Source: AAP

The search to find a British tourist who went missing on Saturday will be scaled back for the night and resumed on Monday.

Aslan King, 25, was camping with friends at Princetown, near the Twelve Apostles, when he hit his head about 2am on Saturday.

The British tourist went missing while camping near the Twelve Apostles. Source: Imaginechina

He suddenly got up and ran off into the bushland but his friends couldn't find him.

The police helicopter, officers riding horses, off-road motorcycles, and ground crews have been looking high and low to find Mr King, who has been in Australia for two weeks.

Mr King is of medium build with short hair and was wearing track pants, a light grey T-shirt and hoodie with green Reebok sneakers when he fled.

The search was ramped up on Sunday to include more than 60 people from Victoria Police, the State Emergency Service (SES) and Parks Victoria. Source: Victoria Police

He may have blood on his forehead.

Anyone with further information about the situation should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.