Discovery of missing hiker's possessions in Kosciuszko National Park brings hope

As the search for a missing bushwalker in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains concludes its eighth day, the man’s friends say they have been given hope by the discovery of some of his possessions. Hadi Nazari, 23, went hiking with two friends in Kosciuszko National Park on December 22 and was due to return home five days later. Mazar Ali, who was hiking with Mr Nazari when he disappeared, told the ABC the discovery of his friend's personal items gave him hope that his friend would be found. "We've done heaps of hikes together, we've done the big ones in Victoria and this time we wanted to do this one in the Kosciuszko but this unfortunate thing happened," he said. "They are our specialist remote and alpine search operators, so they've done additional training in navigation and have a lot more experience in going into this kind of terrain," Mr Price said.