NSW Police face investigation after family given false hope about missing hiker
NSW Police mistakenly told a family their missing daughter had been found alive when she had actually been found dead.
NSW Police communicated incorrect information to the family of missing hiker Lily Hooper, initially telling them she had survived when she had in fact been found dead. The family experienced approximately 10 to 20 minutes of false hope before learning the truth. Police are facing questions about how such a significant error could occur and be communicated so widely, prompting an investigation.
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Investigation to follow traumatic NSW hiker mix-up
For an estimated 10 minutes, Lily Hooper's family celebrated their daughter's miraculous survival when, in reality, she had been found dead.
Stuff
How a Sydney family was wrongly told their missing daughter was alive
NSW Police have been forced into damage control, facing questions as to how this incorrect information could be communicated so widely, including to Hooper’s family.
Stuff
Radio code blamed for 20 minutes of false hope for missing teen‘s family
NSW Police have been forced into damage control, facing questions as to how this incorrect information could be communicated so widely, including to Hooper’s family.