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Police code word at centre of tragic Lily Hooper bungle

Sydney Morning Herald - National · 21 August 2026 at 1:08 pm

Police code word at centre of tragic Lily Hooper bungle

A body, believed to be that of the missing hiker, had been recovered from Nattai National Park after her family were mistakenly told she was alive.

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