The search for a Victorian bushwalker who went missing while hiking in New South Wales’ Kosciuszko National Park will enter its twelfth day.
Twenty-three-year-old Hadi Nazari was last seen around 2:30pm on December 26 when he began descending the Hannels Spur trail near Geehi, between Khancoban and Thredbo.
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Nazari was meant to meet two friends back at the Geehi campground afterwards but failed to do so, prompting them to report him missing.
The Hannels Spur trail is regarded as one of Australia’s most difficult bushwalking routes, with an 1800m elevation change.
Last Tuesday, rubbish and hiking poles believed to belong to Nazari were found, but there have been no sightings of him.
New South Wales police say more than 300 people have been involved in the search, with some winched in by aircraft to search at the weekend.
Specialist search-and-rescue crews have been deployed to the area to assist with the search as temperatures remain high and a bushfire burns.
Others involved in the search include NSW police, the State Emergency Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Ambulance and general public volunteers.
On Sunday afternoon, temperatures reached 37C at Geehi, with a milder 28C forecast for Monday. Meanwhile, the fire near Hannels Spur was controlled by Sunday afternoon with an alert area of about 40 hectares.