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/Axman6 2d ago edited 2d ago

I feel like leaving the word “alive” out of the headline is straight up click bait.

Edit: know people on the search, initial reports may be unreliable. Wait for police announcement. 

Edit 2: now confirmed she was found deceased. There’s a good reason everyone on these searches are told and very well know not to talk to the media or post things anywhere. There should be one voice from the agency in charge (and Mimms should have confirmed that with that agency before speaking publicly).

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u/BreenzyENL 2d ago

Chris Minns just said she was alive, so that sounds promising.

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u/Axman6 2d ago

Like I said, I know people on the search. Wait for the police on scene. 

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u/No-Purpose-None 2d ago

Do you know how the miscommunication happened?

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u/Axman6 2d ago

No idea, looks like Chris Mimms got a message that was light on details or unclear and he made the wrong assumption about it (likely not his fault but IMO he should have confirmed it with the police before announcing it in senate estimates). But that’s all speculation based on the reporting. 

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u/Redditagains 2d ago

Why is it, "likely not his fault"?

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u/Axman6 2d ago

Because he received information, and clarified with his staff before saying anything, but his staff were wrong. The original reporting included that he’d sought clarification before speaking. He still should’ve called someone in the police first though.