A man has been found alive three weeks after going missing in a remote Far North Queensland rainforest.

Key points: Milan Lemic was located late yesterday afternoon on the CREB Track

Milan Lemic was located late yesterday afternoon on the CREB Track Inspector Denis Fitzpatrick said he suspected the man had been avoiding search parties dispatched to find him

Inspector Denis Fitzpatrick said he suspected the man had been avoiding search parties dispatched to find him The disappearance prompted an extensive land and air search

Milan Lemic who is from Victoria, was located late yesterday afternoon on the CREB Track in the Daintree Rainforest, shortly after he was spotted by a passing motorcyclist.

He told police — who described him as "physically very dishevelled" — that he'd been eating berries to survive.

However, police would not confirm the 29-year-old had been at the centre of a remarkable story of survival.

Instead, Inspector Denis Fitzpatrick said he suspected the man had been avoiding search parties dispatched to find him.

"It could well be a case of active avoidance, for some time, from police and other authorities like the SES, who have volunteered their time, their effort and their energy to try to locate this person," he said.

Inspector Fitzpatrick said there was no apparent reason why Mr Lemic would be avoiding police, and that whether Mr Lemic received help was a "firm possibility" to be investigated when police interviewed him further.

Disappearance prompts extensive search

Mr Lemic was last seen in the Upper Daintree region standing next to his bogged ute on December 22.

A local farmer spoke with him and went to get his tractor to help pull the ute out.

By the time the farmer returned about 20 minutes later, Mr Lemic was gone.

The disappearance prompted an extensive land and air search that drew in significant resources and spanned almost two weeks.

Authorities held fears for his safety given the remoteness of the area, which is known crocodile habitat.

Last week, Mr Lemic's mother travelled to Far North Queensland to make a public plea for information about her son's whereabouts.

Inspector Fitzpatrick said the family had been informed of the news and were "ecstatic".

"That's a good result for the family," he said.

"It certainly gives them a great deal of confidence and they're very, very happy and overwhelmed he's been located safe and well."