Lily Hooper’s family was told she’d been found alive. ‘She’s coming home,’ her father said – then tears of joy turned to grief

After eight days missing in the rugged NSW bush, word came through that the 18-year-old had been located. Her family were waiting with presents Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The rugged landscape of the NSW southern highlands loomed

A major search for a missing teenager has ended in heartbreak after incorrect information that she had survived was passed to her family despite being told she was found deceased minutes later

The body of Chereiss Bailey, aged 36, was found in a canal near Ryders Green Road in West Bromwich

An 18-year-old Australian hiker was found dead eight days after she vanished during a solo trip — all while her anguished family had mistakenly been told she was alive earlier. Lily Hooper was last seen leaving her Oakdale, New South Wales, home last Wednesday ahead of a hike at the Nattai National Park – around 62...

Missing bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found alive after an eight-day search in the NSW Southern Highlands.