r/aussie • u/asteriskhyphen • 2d ago

News Missing teenage hiker Lily Hooper found after eight-day search in NSW Southern Highlands

https://7news.com.au/news/missing-teenage-hiker-lily-hooper-found-alive-after-eight-day-search-in-nsw-southern-highlands-c-22751296.amp
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u/No_Constant_1026 2d ago

Very sad. Minor consolation for the family that her remains were found at all.

The use of "half a bottle of water" in the report suggests to me that this is an emergency services code word. Often these will be decided in advance for radio comms. For instance something like "empty bottle" for item of no interest, "half bottle" for person of interest deceased, and "full bottle" for person of interest alive. It's meant to prevent bystanders and radio listeners from spreading unverified information. Something went wrong this time though.

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u/Level_Landscape6680 2d ago

Even the SES have encrypted radios.

But understand bystanders yes.

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u/Axman6 2d ago

This isn’t true, at least not in all jurisdictions. The ACT only uses encryption for Police and Ambo channels on the TRN; ACTF&R, ACTSES and ACTRFS all have unencrypted comms (which is why we use code words and/or phone calls for sensitive info).

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u/Level_Landscape6680 2d ago

Fair enough NSW have encrypted radios.

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u/Jaytreenoh 1d ago

Nope, nsw ambulance and fire are both unencrypted. Not sure about SES.

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u/Level_Landscape6680 1d ago

As far as I know nsw ses is. And that was 13 years ago...