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Missing bushwalkers in Blue Mountains are found

Jul 13, 2017

A Sydney couple who went missing while bushwalking in the NSW Blue Mountains have been found.

Hyung Lee, 65, and his wife Kyunghye Lee, 63, reportedly walked into a backyard in the area after spending the night lost in chilly weather conditions.

Concerned relatives raised the alarm on Wednesday when the pair failed to return from a three-hour walk along the Florabella Pass, west of Penrith.

The pair weren’t prepared for an overnight stay.

‘Small cave, we sleep there,’ Mr Lee told Nine News when asked how the couple spent the night.

He added that he and his wife were both fine.

A search involving police, paramedics and a rescue helicopter had been set to resume on Thursday morning after crews looked for the Strathfield couple until 2am.

‘Great news, the bushwalkers missing in the Blue Mountains have been located,’ NSW Police tweeted early on Thursday.