How a family, police and politicians were wrongly told about bushwalker’s survival
The Age
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Missing hiker Lily Hooper’s family believed for almost 20 minutes that the 18-year-old had been found alive.
Police will investigate the miscommunication.
Missing bushwalker Lily Hooper found dead
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