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Desperate search underway for dad and daughter lost in 'deep snow' in Thredbo

Ally Foster |

"It’s a mammoth task for us. Our hearts are in our mouths."

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Conditions are crazy across south-east Australia. It's even snowing in Queensland.

A search is under way for a man and his 10-year-old daughter who are reportedly lost in deep snow at Thredbo.

The father reportedly called NSW Ambulance just after 3pm today after he and his daughter became separated from their snowboarding group.

The man told emergency services they were lost in deep snow without their snowboards and his phone was almost out of battery.

Emergency services have launched a search to find the pair.


Emergency services are working to find the man and his daughter. Source: Supplied

“Our hearts are in our mouths"

Superintendent Jordan Emery told 2GB’s Ben Fordham that the NSW Police, Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Ambulance were call working together to “secure a positive outcome” this afternoon.

“It’s a mammoth task for us. There has been a huge dump of snow this afternoon which is making it challenging,” Superintendent Emery said.

“Our hearts are in our mouths and we are all really praying for a positive outcome this afternoon and we are doing everything we can to secure that.”

“We are really hopeful we will be able to locate them before the sun sets this evening.”