Body of missing hiker Lily Hooper found eight days after she disappeared | ABC NEWS

The search for the missing hiker, Lily Hooper, has ended in tragedy.
The 18-year-old's body has been found in dense bushland in the Southern Highlands.
Her family's anguish was made even deeper by a miscommunication on the ground.
The Police Commissioner has apologised to Lily's family after officers initially told them their daughter was still alive.

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