00:00This is the moment Hardy Nazari's friends and family prayed for, but feared would never
00:08come.
00:09The embrace of a loved one, lost and now found, after almost two weeks alone.
00:14He looks pretty healthy you know, a miracle I would say.
00:19Hardy Nazari went missing on Boxing Day while hiking with two friends.
00:23This afternoon one of them expressed his joy and relief at seeing him again.
00:27I'm kind of like in a shock and like full of happiness.
00:32He's a hero, like 14 days without food, like he's doing like perfectly well.
00:37This is the 14th day we've been looking for him and for him to come out and be in such
00:42good spirits and in such great condition, it's incredible.
00:46In the dense bushland of Kosciuszko National Park, more than 300 emergency crews spanning
00:51several agencies took part in the search.
00:54In the end, the 23-year-old was found by passing hikers outside the official search
00:59zone, 10 kilometres away from where he first went missing.
01:03When emergency services arrived shortly afterwards, he was winched to safety.
01:08There's some creeks up there and he said he'd been finding water where he could and foraging
01:14for food where he could in terms of berries.
01:16At one point he said he found a couple of muesli bars in a hut.
01:20The 23-year-old was assessed by paramedics undergoing a range of medical tests before
01:25letting out a smile.
01:28Once Hardy had been confirmed found, emergency services here at the base camp of operations
01:33in Gee Hai let out a round of applause.
01:36He left this area by ambulance at around 5 o'clock.
01:40His family friends says he's being taken to Cooma Hospital, two hours away for further
01:45treatment.
01:46While the search was a long one, family were given hope on Sunday when items belonging
01:50to Hardy were discovered alongside a makeshift camp.
01:54His sister has released a statement on behalf of the family.
01:57We are so grateful that Hardy is safe and sound.
02:01We are grateful for everyone involved in helping us find my brother.
02:06Just happy and grateful to God that we found him.
02:09He's very close to us.
02:11Two weeks of intense stress giving way to overwhelming joy after an extraordinary tale
02:16of survival.
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