Updated August 21, 2026 — 8:47am , first published 7:59am

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The body of 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper has been recovered from dense bushland in the NSW Southern Highlands, hours after it was discovered by a search and rescue team following an eight-day search.

The body was retrieved after 6pm on Thursday, a police source confirmed to the Herald .

The body was discovered in scrub in the Nattai National Park by an SES rescuer about 11.30am on Thursday. Initial reports from the rescuers led to confusion about whether Hooper was alive…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU