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Police Code Word at Centre of Tragic Lily Hooper Bungle

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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.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Bad code turned bushwalker search into an even sadder tragedy

NSW rescue authorities need to come up with a clear language to prevent catastrophes like the search for Lily Hooper.

12 minutes ago·North Sydney, Australia

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Stuff

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Police code word at centre of tragic Lily Hooper bungle

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.

2 hours ago·Wellington, New Zealand

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Algemeen Dagblad

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Family of Lily (18) Is Told that Missing Daughter Has Been Found Alive, While She Has Already Died

For eight days, the family of 18-year-old Lily Hooper lived in fear. Then came the relieving news from the Australian police: the missing teenager had been found alive. A terrible mistake, as it turned out shortly afterwards. Lily had already passed away. The police have since apologized for the tragedy.

2 hours ago·Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

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The Border Mail

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Newcastle Herald

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I wrote the headline celebrating a life saved, then came the devastating truth

Lily Hooper, 18, found dead in Nattai National Park. A local reporter shares the community's grief and the human cost of breaking news.

5 hours ago

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7NEWS Australia

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Code word mix-up behind devastating police update on missing hiker

The teen’s family was told she’d been found alive, but had their hearts broken minutes later.

7 hours ago·Australia

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ABC Australia

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Minns to personally apologise for saying Lily Hooper found alive

NSW Premier Chris Minns plans to meet the family of Lily Hooper to apologise for incorrectly declaring the teen was alive when her body was discovered in dense bushland in the NSW Southern Highlands.

9 hours ago·Ultimo, Australia

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