{
  "id": 2262437,
  "title": "Lily Hooper’s family was told she’d been found alive. ‘She’s coming home,’ her father said – then tears of joy turned to grief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/lily-hoopers-family-was-told-shed-been-found-alive-shes-coming-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T23:58:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/21/missing-teen-hiker-lily-hooper-body-found-what-happened-chris-minns-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After eight days missing in the rugged NSW bush, word came through that the 18-year-old had been located. Her family were waiting with presents Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The rugged landscape of the NSW southern highlands loomed large on Thursday evening. This country had just revived, then killed hope. A…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}