The search for missing Melbourne hiker Hadi Nazari is ongoing in Kosciuszko National Park, while Tasmania grapples with three tragic bushwalking fatalities in just a week. Nazari, 23, vanished during a trek on Boxing Day, prompting a large-scale search effort.
The search for a missing Melbourne hiker in Kosciuszko National Park has entered its fifth day, while Tasmania reels from three bushwalking deaths in less than a week. Hadi Nazari, 23, was last seen by two friends on Boxing Day as they descended the Hannels Spur Trail in the NSW park, at the tail end of a multi-day trek near Australia’s highest mountain.
Nazari’s friends say they had arranged to meet at the Geehi campground, but when he failed to arrive, they began searching for him before raising the alarm. Emergency services began searching for Nazari – who is an experienced hiker – the evening of December 26, and said there were concerns for his welfare. Nazari’s sister, Zahra Nazari, told Nine News her brother didn’t have much food remaining when he went missing, and he’d texted her on Christmas Day to say he’d be home on Boxing Day. “This is the biggest trauma of my life, you know, not seeing him for so many days, not talking to him for so many days,” she said. “I just look at his pictures all the time, I pray to God that he comes back ... soon.” On Tuesday, NSW Police’s Jillian Gibson said authorities had found no sign of Nazari, but were continuing to search with the help of specialised volunteers, 28 of whom were flown into the area on Monday. “It’s not just like going for a walk up a hill, it is dense bushland with high altitude, and scaling it is very difficult,” said Gibson.“It’s some of the most rugged terrain in NSW. It’s very steep, very vegetated and quite remote … the heat is also an issue. He had camping tent, poles and adequate clothing, that increases our hopes.”A man in his 30s from Victoria died after falling while bushwalking at Federation Peak in Tasmania’s south-west on Monday morning, marking the state’s third trekking death in a week. Tasmanian Police said two of the man’s bushwalking companions raised the alarm after he fell from a height about 11am and a search started on Monday afternoon
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