A 23-year-old man who got lost while hiking in the Australian wilderness was found alive by another hiker on Wednesday after living for nearly two weeks on two granola bars and water in a river or stream. The authorities announced that.
The man, Hadi Nazari, was hiking in Kosciuszko National Park, about 340 miles south of Sydney, on Dec. 26, the Australian public holiday known as Boxing Day, when the man, Hadi Nazari, passed away while hiking in Kosciuszko National Park, about 340 miles south of Sydney, according to a news release from New South Wales Police. He says he got lost.
Two of Nazari’s friends called the police at around 8:45 p.m. on Dec. 26 after Nazari did not arrive at the campsite where they were scheduled to meet. They last saw him about six hours ago, out on the Hannells Spur Trail alone. Police said about 400 people searched for Nazari by air and land over 13 days.
Throughout the search, authorities remained hopeful that Nazari was alive because he was an experienced hiker and the backpack he was carrying at the time of his disappearance contained camping equipment. On New Year’s Eve, “rubbish and hiking poles” believed to belong to Mr. Nazari were found near the Kosciuszko River. On Sunday, his lighter, camera, camera bag and the remains of the campfire he had lit were found near the Geehi River.
Acting Superintendent Jill Gibson of the Riverina Police District said in a statement last week that the area has “incredibly dense bushland and difficult conditions on the ground” and that some areas of the wilderness are being searched. A member of the team added, “I can’t see my feet.” ” This is because the vegetation is dense.
Wednesday around 3:15 p.m. group of hikers Nazari was found near Blue Lake, about nine miles from the campsite, Riverina Police District Chief Andrew Spliett said at a news conference. Nazari called out to the group as he passed by, telling them he was lost and thirsty. The climbers alerted emergency services, and Nazari was airlifted to a command post to be examined by paramedics.
Police said Nazari suffered no major injuries and appeared to be in good health. He was then taken to the hospital for further tests and hydration.
“We never gave up hope of finding him,” Lt. Josh Broadfoot of the Riverina Police District said in a statement Wednesday. “We are very happy that we were able to safely return him to his family.”
Superintendent Spliet said two granola bars were found in Nazari’s cabin while she was missing, but she did not eat anything else. Police believe streams and rivers were Mr Nazari’s only source of water while he was missing, but Superintendent Supreet has given Mr Nazari full access to find out more about how he survived. He said he would conduct detailed interviews.
After Nazari was rescued, he met with friends. One of them, Muhammad Airas, told a local affiliate: Australian Broadcasting Corporation He seemed “perfectly fine” after not eating much for two weeks.
“He seems shocked and happy,” Iras said. “That’s amazing.”
