A multi-agency search resumed today for a bushwalker missing in the state's south.
Police have been told Hadi Nazari, aged 23, was last seen by friends about 2.30pm last Thursday (26 December 2024), descending the Hannels Spur Trail, Geehi, between Khancoban and Thredbo, in the Koscuiszko National Park.
The three men were expected to meet up at the Geehi campground; however, when he failed to arrive, the two friends, aged 23 and 24, began to search for him.
Officers attached to the Riverina Police District were alerted about 8.45pm, and commenced patrols by vehicle and on foot, assisted by the SES, but without success.
On Friday 27 December 2024, a command post was established, and a multi-agency search commenced involving Goulburn Police Rescue, officers attached to Riverina Police District, assisted by National Parks and Wildlife Service, SES, NSW Ambulance, VRA and PoLAir.
As the search entered its fifth day, a number of items, including rubbish and hiking poles, were located late yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 31 December 2024), which are believed to belong to Hadi.
The large-scale search to try and locate Hadi will continue tomorrow, Thursday 2 January 2025.
