{"id":848212,"date":"2026-08-08T17:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/848212\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:38:13","slug":"three-hikers-found-after-spending-hours-trapped-in-freezing-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/848212\/","title":{"rendered":"Three hikers found after spending hours trapped in freezing conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police have warned hikers to be prepared after three men had to be rescued from a NSW National Park<\/a> in bad weather.<\/p>\n

The three men, aged 27, 35, and 36 sent an \u2018emergency message\u2019 at 3.45pm on Friday saying they were stranded by severe snowy weather<\/a> in Kosciuszko National Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Police have warned hikers to be prepared after three men had to be rescued from a NSW National Park in bad weather.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

The trio took shelter at Derschkos Hut in the Jagungal Wilderness Area, around 70 kilometres north of Jindabyne.<\/p>\n

A search involving Riverina Police, NSW SES Alpine Search and Rescue volunteers and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service was launched.<\/p>\n

Rescue crews reached the hut at 10.20 pm, where the hikers were found safe.<\/p>\n

NSW Police have issued a stark warning to anyone going walking in the alpine regions.<\/p>\n

Hikers should carry enough food, water, first aid supplies, along with clothing appropriate for cold and wet weather.<\/p>\n

Authorities also recommend checking forecasts before heading off and continuing to monitor conditions throughout a trip. Do not plan a hike if severe weather is expected.<\/p>\n

Hikers should register their bushwalking trip with NSW National Parks, carry a personal locator beacon, and always stick to their intended route.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also important to tell a family member or friend when they plan to return so they can call police in an emergency.<\/p>\n

Kosciuszko National Park spans roughly 690,000 hectares in New South Wales, and is the state\u2019s largest national park.<\/p>\n

NSW SES data shows a bumper 2025 snow season led to a record 25 search and rescue missions for its alpine unit, compared to just four callouts the year before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have warned hikers to be prepared after three men had to be rescued from a NSW National…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-848212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}