Missing hiker located following multi-agency search - South Coast

Monday, 30 June 2025 02:33:39 PM

A missing hiker has been located, following a multi-agency search on the state’s South Coast.

The 38-year-old man was last seen on Twelve Mile Road, Jerrawangala, about 32km south of Nowra, about 10.30am on Wednesday (25 June 2025), when he was dropped off for a camping trip.

He was due to be picked up at the same location on Friday 27 June 2025, and when he did not arrive, officers attached to the South Coast Police District were notified and a search commenced to locate him.

Search efforts continued in bushland around the Jerrawangala or Wandandian areas since, coordinated by NSW Police Rescue Squad, with assistance from local police, Polair, SES, and NSW Rural Fire Service.

The search resumed about 8.30am today (Monday 30 June 2025) and around 11.50am, the man was located in thick shrub off Twelve Mile Road and was walked out by emergency services to safety.

The man was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics and was not injured. He was taken to Shoalhaven Base Hospital for monitoring.

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