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Breaking: Missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper found alive

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 20 August 2026 at 12:05 pm

Breaking: Missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper found alive

Missing bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found alive after an eight-day search in the NSW Southern Highlands.

The 18-year-old left her home south-west of Sydney on the morning of Wednesday, August 12, to go hiking in the Nattai National Park.

NSW Police have used a thermal-imaging helicopter and examined telecommunications data in an effort to trace Ms Hooper's last movements.

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Breaking: Missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper found alive

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