Misdirected hope ends in tragedy as NSW hiker is found dead
TL;DR
An 18-year-old hiker, Lily Hooper, went missing during a solo hike in Nattai National Park, New South Wales. After an eight-day search, her body was found; police apologized for a miscommunication that she had been found alive, which led her family to celebrate. A coroner will investigate the death and how the miscommunication occurred.
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