Fears for hiker in ‘bloody tough country’ as Kosciuszko search enters day 11
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Hot and humid conditions increase difficulty of finding Hadi Nazari, 23, after he failed to show up at campsite. More specialist rescue crews have joined the search for a bushwalker missing in dense and challenging terrain for 11 days. As many as 50 specialist search operators from across New South Wales have been deployed to help find Hadi Nazari, 23, who was last seen on Boxing Day.
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The experienced Victorian hiker was descending the challenging Hannels Spur trail in NSW’s Kosciuszko national park with friends. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email. The three men planned to meet at the Geehi campground but he failed to arrive.
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.
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. “Our focus and efforts continue to be finding Hadi and returning him to his family,” she said.
