Medical Student’s Harrowing 13-Day Survival in the Wilderness, Vows to Hike Again

The hiker was found alive in Kosciuszko after a two-week search.

A supplied image obtained on Thursday, January 9, 2025, of hiker Hadi Nazari with rescuers in Cooma, NSW. AAP Image/Supplied by NSW Police

Rescued bushwalker Hadi Nazari will rest when he returns home to Melbourne following 13 days lost in the Australian Alps but is keen to go for another hike.

His cousin Hussain Ali told reporters outside Cooma Hospital he had tried to talk him out of another trek.