Two foreign tourists who reported by phone they were lost in a forest on Koh Phangan were found and brought to safety by a search party on Tuesday night.

About 8pm, Koh Phangan tourist police received an emergency call on hotline 1155 from two foreign tourists, a Spanish man and Belarussian woman.

They said they had become lost after going for a walk on a mountain on Koh Phangan and were in need of help.

Tourist and local officials formed a search team and set out to find them.

They found the pair about 10.20pm. They were tired but unharmed.

After being given food and water the two tourists were taken back to the bungalow where they were staying.

The two tourists had called for help on hotline 1155. The search team contacted them using WhatsApp instant messaging app, to learn more about their location.