British teenage hiker lost for 12 days in Australia's Blue Mountains found alive and well

SYDNEY (AP) - A British teenager lost for 12 days while hiking in Australia's Blue Mountains was found alive and well Wednesday, just hours before his father - who had all but given up hope of ever seeing him again - planned to fly back to England.

Two other hikers happened upon 19-year-old Jamie Neale on Wednesday morning in the mountains, 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Sydney, New South Wales state police said. Neale, an experienced hiker, was taken to a hospital in the mountain town of Katoomba for treatment of dehydration and exposure, but otherwise appeared fine, police said.

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