NSW Police apologised after mistakenly telling Lily Hooper's family she was alive.
Home / WorldNZ Herald20 Aug, 2026 10:38 PM3 mins to readNSW Police Assistant Commissioner Joe Cassar gives a statement on the body of missing teen Lily Hooper being found.Tributes are being paid to 18-year-old hiker Lily Hooper, whose body was discovered in the New South Wales Southern Highlands after an eight-day search.
Hooper was last seen leaving her Oakdale home at 8am on August 12 for a planned hike in Nattai National Park. Her family reported her missing
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Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLily Hooper’s body was found in bushland in the Southern Highlands, police said in a…
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn 18-year-old hiker, Lily Hooper, went missing on 12 August after embarking on a hike…
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLily Hooper’s body was found in bushland in the Southern Highlands, police said in a…
Lily Hooper had been missing in bush near Sydney for eight days.
The 18-year-old remembered as a talented athlete with an infectious smile and ‘one of those people who everyone simply liked’
Lily Hooper, 18, disappeared while hiking in Nattai National Park
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The body of Lily Hooper has been airlifted from dense bushland
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