source : the age
Missing hiker Lily Hooper has been found after eight days lost in NSW Southern Highlands.
The family of the 18-year-old was informed by police she was found alive just after 11am on Thursday. Rescuers are working to determine her condition.
Hooper was last seen leaving her home in Oakdale in Sydney’s south-west at 8am on Wednesday last week to go on a hike through the national park.
Throughout the day, she remained in contact with her family, but they raised the alarm when she had not returned by 10pm.
Police found her Hyundai parked at the bottom of the challenging Bonnum Pic trail that night.
Close to 100 Australian Defence Force members have joined the search, combining with other emergency services who have been looking for the teenager since she went missing a week ago.
More to come.
