{"id":11721,"date":"2025-01-08T11:38:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/missing-hiker-found-alive-after-13-day-search-of-australian-national-park\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:38:05","slug":"missing-hiker-found-alive-after-13-day-search-of-australian-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/missing-hiker-found-alive-after-13-day-search-of-australian-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing hiker found alive after 13-day search of Australian national park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njlac3006u26qoamo943lp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A 23-year-old hiker whose disappearance sparked a nearly two-week-long land and air search of dense Australian wilderness has been found alive, authorities said Wednesday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i100063b6mwr0zp912@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Hadi Nazari was last seen by friends on December 26 as he walked down a trail to take photos in Kosciuszko National Park, south of Sydney in the state of New South Wales.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i100073b6m1b8vt477@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            When he failed to return to their campsite, his friends notified police who began an intensive search involving 300 people from multiple rescue agencies, NSW Police said in a statement.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i100083b6moej423tm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In the end, Nazari wasn\u2019t found by searchers but by a group of hikers near a trail \u2013 about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the search command post \u2013 at about 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i100093b6mt264hlw8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cMy understanding is that there was a group of hikers in the area,\u201d Riverina Police District Commander Superintendent Andrew Spliet told reporters. \u201cHe called out to them and disclosed who he was, and [said] that he\u2019d been lost in the bush.\u201d    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/interactive-video\/instances\/cm5nkkouw00023b6m3z4kfngf@published\" class=\"interactive-video\" data-component-name=\"interactive-video\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"interactive-video__container \">            <video class=\"interactive-video__player\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\" autoplay=\"\" playsinline=\"\"><\/video>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"interactive-video__metadata\">\n<div class=\"interactive-video__caption\">                <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Hadi Nazari seen with hikers who found him in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia.<\/span><figcaption class=\"interactive-video__credit\">NSW Rural Fire Service<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000a3b6mzl5sk51p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Video released by the NSW Rural Fire Service showed Nazari with the hikers as he waited for rescuers to airlift him out.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000b3b6me8sh9q6k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            He was later winched into a helicopter and transported to the command post, where he was examined by paramedics.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000c3b6mqr3uawh8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Spliet said Nazari seemed to be \u201cin really good health.\u201d Nazari told rescuers he had found two granola bars at an abandoned hut, but \u201cthat\u2019s pretty much all that he\u2019s had to consume over the last two weeks,\u201d Spliet said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000d3b6mp33qlpac@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cHe\u2019s been reunited with his family, who are very, very happy to have him back,\u201d he said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000f3b6m5sfpkv7v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWe talked to him\u2026 He is ok\u2026 He is fine,\u201d his family said, according to the network.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000g3b6mggboury8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Signs of Nazari were found during the search last week, including garbage and his hiking poles. Then on Sunday, a campfire, lighter and a camera thought to belong to the missing hiker suggested he could be close by.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000h3b6mu9erqvpy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Kosciuszko National Park covers an area of 6 square kilometers (2.3 square miles) in New South Wales. It\u2019s popular with hikers for its challenging trails and stunning scenery.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/map\/instances\/cm5nlsqve00013b6mui2mesmf@published\" class=\"map\" data-mapbox-enabled=\"true\" data-mapbox-access-token=\"pk.eyJ1IjoiY25uZGlnaXRhbCIsImEiOiJja21mOG9qZXkwMDdhMnVtcnl3OWwxcHhxIn0.edemYdT0TKm7F8Wf2Y5zUA\" data-longitude=\"148.37724549550342\" data-latitude=\"-35.14556738085152\" data-zoom=\"6\" data-markers=\"W3sibGFiZWwiOiJNb3VudCBLb3NjaXVzemtvIiwic3R5bGUiOiJkZWZhdWx0IiwibGF0aXR1ZGUiOi0zNi40NTAyOTE3NTIzNTM0MywiYWxpZ25tZW50IjoiTGVmdCIsImxvbmdpdHVkZSI6MTQ4LjI2MzQxMzg3MzM1NTk0fV0=\" data-id=\"cm5nlsqve00013b6mui2mesmf\">\n<div id=\"cm5nlsqve00013b6mui2mesmf\" class=\"map__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000i3b6mwqzz48ft@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In the last two weeks, summer temperatures have created sweltering conditions, but searchers had been reassured by the presence of water in the area where Nazari vanished.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000j3b6mbhb0x6wu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            NSW Riverina Police District Inspector Josh Broadfoot thanked emergency services for their efforts.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000k3b6mb3cvozxy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThis is an incredible outcome \u2013 after 13 long days he has been located. We want to thank our emergency services partner agencies, volunteers and members of the public for their assistance,\u201d he said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5njw3i1000l3b6m3t4vg1bc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWe never gave up hope of finding him.\u201d    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 23-year-old hiker whose disappearance sparked a nearly two-week-long land and air search of dense Australian wilderness has been found alive, authorities said Wednesday. 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