A woman and child have been located in bushland in the Hunter Valley after they had not been seen for almost two weeks, NSW Police say.
The pair, a 40-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son, was found on Mount Royal Road within the Mount Royal National Park about 12.30pm today.
It’s believed the pair had been missing for 10 days after going on a bushwalk in the area on Monday 2 October 2017.
Police, SES, NSW Ambulance paramedics and National Parks and Wildlife had been conducting a large-scale search for the pair since their vehicle was found parked in the park on Monday 9 October 2017.
The woman and child were taken to Singleton Hospital with dehydration and insect bites.
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