Hiker Lost for 2 Weeks in Australian Wilderness Miraculously Survives with Nothing But a Pair of Granola Bars

A young hiker has been miraculously found after vanishing in the Australian wilderness the day after Christmas, revealing that he was able to survive by living off of two granola bars while he was missing.

23-year-old Melbourne resident Hadi Nazari raised concerns after he went missing in the remote Kosciuszko National Park in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains, reported BBC.

After being missing for two weeks, Nazari crossed paths with another group of hikers on the circuit walk near Blue Lake who were able to get him assistance, officials said.

"The circumstances we believe at the moment are that he called out to some hikers who were in the area. He told them that he'd been lost in the bush and was thirsty," the Riverina police district commander, Supt Andrew Spliet, said.

Nazari, who was examined by authorities after the hikers who found him alerted emergency services, was found to be in good health despite his ordeal. He was taken to the base camp roughly 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) away from where he was found to have his physical health assessed, and so that law enforcement could try to understand what happened to him while he was missing.

He was then taken to a hospital for a more comprehensive health check.

"He found a hut up there in the mountains, and there were two muesli bars up there that he's eaten," Spliet said. "And that's pretty much all that he's had to consume over the last two weeks.

"So the further details about where he's been and how he's actually looked after himself are still yet to be determined," Spliet continued.

He also had access to water due to the presence of various creeks in the area which he was lost in.

His friends last watched him begin to travel the Hannels Spur trail in Kosciuszko National Park on Dec. 26 before he went missing. Two of his friends began to search for him in the wilderness after he never made it to the Geehi campground, where they had been waiting for him.

Search efforts for Nazari expanded into a multi-agency undertaking, with about 300 people looking for the young hiker.

"We want to thank our emergency services partner agencies, volunteers and members of the public for their assistance. We never gave up hope of finding him, and we are elated we can return him safely to his family," said Josh Broadfoot, a Riverina police district inspector.