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Missing teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead after disappearing in NSW national park a week ago
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- Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of waterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new...S1
- Lily Hooper was reported missing on 12 August after failing to return from a hike in a Sydney national park.S2
- The body of a teenage hiker who went missing in a national park more than a week ago has been found by police.S3
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The Guardian
Missing teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead after disappearing in NSW national park a week ago
Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of waterFollow our Australia new…
2mos
BBC
Missing teen hiker found dead in Australian bush after eight-day search
Lily Hooper was reported missing on 12 August after failing to return from a hike in a Sydney national park.
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Perthnow
Body of teen hiker found eight days after disappearing
The body of a teenage hiker who went missing in a national park more than a week ago has been found by police.
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Published Aug 20, 2026
What to know
- Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of waterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new...S1
- Lily Hooper was reported missing on 12 August after failing to return from a hike in a Sydney national park.S2
- The body of a teenage hiker who went missing in a national park more than a week ago has been found by police.S3
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