The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, survived for almost two weeks on two granola bars he found in a hut and on water from rivers and creeks, the authorities said.

Hadi Nazari, a 23-year-old medical student from Melbourne, went missing on December 26 when he got separated from two hiking companions in the Kosciuszko National Park.

A hiker who went missing for nearly two weeks in New South Wales, Australia has been found alive, having survived on foraged berries and two muesli bars. Medical student Hadi Nazari went missing on Boxing Day after he wandered off to take photos during a hike with his friends in Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains region.

A 23-year-old hiker whose disappearance sparked a nearly two-week-long land and air search of dense Australian wilderness has been found alive, authorities said Wednesday.

Nazari, an experienced hiker equipped with a tent, was reunited with his friends before being flown to a hospital for a medical assessment. The national park, which surrounds Moun

Melbourne man Hadi Nazari has been found alive after a 13-day search involving hundreds of rescuers and volunteers scouring Kosciuszko National Park.