Body of missing teen hiker recovered from bushland after family told ‘she’s alive’
- The body of an 18-year-old hiker has been recovered from dense bushland in a remote Australian national park more than a week after she went missing.
- Lily Hooper had left her home in Sydney's southwest on August 12 to go hiking in Nattai National Park in the New South Wales Southern Highlands but did not return that evening.
- When her vehicle was found abandoned at the start of the challenging 16km Bonnum Pic Walking Trail, authorities began an extensive search involving about 100 Australian Defence Force personnel and covering dense bush, steep slopes, and cliff edges.
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- The body of an 18-year-old hiker has been recovered from dense bushland in a remote Australian national park more than a week after she went missing.
- Lily Hooper had left her home in Sydney's southwest on August 12 to go hiking in Nattai National Park in the New South Wales Southern Highlands but did not return that evening.
- When her vehicle was found abandoned at the start of the challenging 16km Bonnum Pic Walking Trail, authorities began an extensive search involving about 100 Australian Defence Force personnel and covering dense bush, steep slopes, and cliff edges.
Sources: The Independent