The search for missing bushwalker Hadi Nazari has intensified, with specialist police winched into remote areas.
The large-scale search involving NSW police, the State Emergency Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Ambulance and volunteers has intensified, with six rescue and bomb disposal unit specialist police officers winched into the bushland by aircraft to access remote areas more quickly. Hadi Nazari, 23, was last seen by friends on 26 December descending the challenging Hannels Spur trail.
Six specially trained volunteers were planning to camp to further extend the search, which resumed on Sunday. More than 300 people have searched for Nazari since he went missing, Riverina police district Acting Supt Jill Gibson said on Saturday.The weekend’s hot and humid conditions added to the difficulties searchers faced, she said.near the Kosciuszko River on Tuesday, narrowing the search area. An experienced bushwalking guide, Doug Chatten, said the area was unforgiving, particularly for anyone who ventured away from the trail. “If you’re off the track, it’s bloody tough country,” he said. “It’s no easy walk, that’s for sure … you’d be a hard person to find.” The Hannels Spur trail, with its 1800m elevation change, is one of Australia’s most difficult bushwalking routes
MISSING PERSON BUSHLAND SEARCH NSW POLICE HANNELS SPUR TRAIL KOSCIUSKO RIVER
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