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Medical student Hadi Nazari survived on two muesli bars and berries he foraged while spending 13 days lost in rugged alpine bushland.
The 23-year-old from Melbourne was reunited with loved ones after he was found by hikers on Wednesday afternoon near Blue Lake in Kosciuszko National Park in southern NSW.
Nazari was winched to the search command post and treated for dehydration before being taken to Cooma hospital, where he remained on Thursday morning.
NSW Police Superintendent Andrew Spliet said the spot where he was found was about 10km from the Geehi campground near where he was last seen.
Nazari, who is studying to become a neurosurgeon at Melbourne University, told police he had barely eaten anything apart from two muesli bars since going missing.
"He found a hut up there in the mountains," Supt Spliet told reporters in Wagga Wagga.
Hadi Nazari (sitting) surrounded by the hikers who found him in the Kosciuszko National Park. (Source: Nine)
"There were two muesli bars up there that he's eaten and that's pretty much all that he's had to consume over the last two weeks."
Nazari drank fresh water from creeks and had been walking "from morning to night", police said.
In a statement on behalf of the family, sister Zahra Nazari said they were relieved he was safe and sound.
"We are grateful for everyone involved in helping us find my brother," the family said.
Nazari was reported missing on Boxing Day by two friends after failing to turn up to Geehi campground as planned.
He had last been seen descending the Hannels Spur trail near Geehi, between Khancoban and Thredbo, about 2.30pm on December 26.
Nazari emotional and exhausted after almost two weeks lost. (Source: Nine)
His disappearance sparked a multi-agency air and ground search that involved up to 400 people, who were elated at him being found alive.
Locals told AAP the area where Mr Nazari went missing was very dangerous and had low visibility.
They said it would be easy for experienced hikers to find themselves lost among the dense bush.
The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, was descending a challenging trail in the Kosciuszko National Park about 2.30pm on Boxing Day when he was last seen by friends.
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Hadi Nazari was last seen descending the Hannels Spur trail in the Kosciuszko National Park about 2.30pm on December 26.
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Hadi Nazari, 23, has not been seen since he began descending the challenging Hannels Spur track in the Kosciuszko National Park on Boxing Day.
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There were signs the experienced bushwalker was alive after rubbish, hiking poles, a campfire, lighter and camera belonging to him were found during the search.
Once Nazari leaves hospital, police plan to speak to him to find out more information about how he became lost and survived the ordeal.
