SocietyFamily of missing 18-year-old hiker ‘absolutely devastated’ as NSW search continues

Lily Hooper, 18, disappeared after setting out for a hike in Nattai national park in New South Wales on 12 August. A multi-agency search entered its seventh day across dense bushland and rugged terrain, but police said they had found no sign of Hooper or her belongings. Her family said they were “absolutely devastated” and wanted her brought home safely.

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