MELBOURNE, Australia — A hiker survived on two muesli bars, foraged berries and creek water for two weeks while lost on a remote Australian mountain range, police said on Wednesday. Hadi Nazari ...

The Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park in Jindabyne, Australia. Martin Ollman / Getty Images file More than 30 people were searching through thick scrubland every day, Lindsay said.

The national park surrounds Mount Kosciuszko, which is Australia’s highest peak. But Australia is a relatively flat continent and the mountain is only 2,228 meters (7,310 feet) above sea level.

Australia's government-owned Snowy Hydro on Wednesday named the former boss of Contact Energy , Dennis Barnes, as its new chief executive, to replace its long-time head who suddenly quit last August.

The Snowy Mountains are part of the Great Dividing Range, a mountainous region some 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) long, that contains some of Australia’s highest peaks.

"NSW Police, SES, National Parks and Wildlife, and Snowy Hydro ground search teams will continue their efforts until last light today and recommence the ground search at first light tomorrow. The ...

The Snowy Hydro 2.0 project will now cost A$12 billion when it comes online in late 2028, according to a review released on Thursday, a far cry from the A$2 billion price tag when the massive ...

Snowy 2.0 was proposed in 2017 by the then-conservative government. To help speed up the project, the federal government took over full ownership of the company Snowy Hydro for A$6.2 billion in 2018.

More Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A woman missing for almost two weeks in Australia's Snowy Mountains region was found alive Sunday, suffering from exposure and a snake bite, local authorities said.