A New Zealand man was taken aback after receiving a phone call from his brother who had been missing for 10 years . John Daniel Tohill , 37 , was last heard from by family in 2005 after he left Nelson on the Tasman bay to travel north . But on Tuesday evening his brother Tobias received a call from John saying he had would be visiting in the coming weeks , reports Stuff NZ . John Daniel Tohill , 37 , made contact with his family this week for the first time since 2005 . Over the years his family has hired investigators and police , but because he was an adult and had disappeared without notice before there was little incentive for police to appeal to the public for information . The family learned that John had never left the country , had no savings and did not possess a driver 's licence . But after a call out for public sightings of him , John called his brother on Tuesday . 'It 's pretty amazing , ' Tobias said . 'He wanted to keep to himself all this time . ' He was reportedly alerted to the search by a colleague who showed him the story on Stuff NZ . Tobias said his brother offered little explanation to his disappearance . John 's brother Tobias ( pictured ) received a call from John saying he had would be visiting them in coming weeks . 'He is happy . He sounds well . He sounds like his is in a good way . We were very happy to hear from him . ' John will visit his family in the coming weeks , including his father , who is in the final stage of dementia . 'It 's a bit strange , ' Tobias said . 'It 's really good to hear he is well . I do n't have to think about it any more . '
John Daniel Tohill , 37 , was last heard from by his family in 2005 . He had been working as a carpenter and then an electrician for the city of San Diego before he disappeared on June 30, 2005. His family has hired investigators and police to track him down . John will visit his family , in particlar his ailing father , in coming weeks .