Missing NSW hiker Lily Hooper found dead after eight-day search; no cause of death reported

Lily Hooper, 18, was found dead in dense Southern Highlands bushland on 20 August 2026, eight days after leaving her Oakdale, NSW home to hike the Bunnum Pic track. Her car was found parked nearby the day she vanished. No cause of death has been reported. The eight-day search spanned steep, thickly vegetated terrain that complicates recovery efforts.