Two bushwalkers reported missing in the Blue Mountains have been located overnight.

The men – aged 69 and 81 – are believed to have commenced a bushwalk from Dunphy’s campground in the Megalong Valley on Wednesday (15 February 2023), telling a friend they intended to return on Friday.

When the younger man failed to keep an appointment on Sunday (19 February 2023), officers from the Blue Mountains Police Area Command were notified and commenced a search for the missing men.

At about 1am today, the rescue party – comprising of two officers from the Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad and two members of the NSW Ambulance Special Operations Team – located the men near Mobbs Swamp.

Klaus Umland and Alfred Zawadzki are reported to be in good health and are being escorted out of bushland.