Update after two NT students missing on school camp in remote national park

Police have provided an update on the search for the two students who went missing while on school camp.

Two students who, sparked a desperate search when they went missing while attending a school camp in the Northern Territory, have been found.

The boy and girl, both 15, left the camp about 9.30pm on Thursday on the outskirts of Jabiru, about 256km east of Darwin, surrounded by Kakadu National Park.

Staff from the school conducted searches of the immediate area and the nearby town but were unable to find the pair.

A police search was launched on Friday morning but was soon called off after the teenagers were located “safe and well,” according to an NT Police spokesperson.

Kakadu National Park covers an area of about 19,804sq km.

Jabiru is about 256km east of Darwin, and is the main township within Kakadu National Park. Picture: Google Maps

It’s understood the pair are students of Humpty Doo independent school Taminmin College.

College principal John Harris addressed the incident in a school newsletter on Friday before the pair were found, NT News reported.

“Police have been notified and are working with the families to find the two missing students and return them home,” Mr Harris wrote.

“The other students who attended the camp have returned to the school and will be supported by staff and the school’s counsellor.

“Our school is working with the families of the missing students and also acknowledge(s) this incident may be distressing to others, so please reach out to me if you feel your children needs further support.”

The school has more than 1100 students, and caters for Years 7 to 12, as well as special needs students.

The two students are understood to have been attending a school camp a Jabiru through Taminmin College, based in Humpty Doo. Picture: Google Maps

Jaribu is the main township within the national park, with 2016 census data showing it only has a population of just over 1000.

Kakadu National Park itself covers about 19,804sq km of bushland, wetlands, rivers, and sandstone escarpments.