# Teen found alive after six days lost in Australian bush

> William, 17, was discovered by police after disappearing near Walhalla wearing only shorts and work boots.
- Title: Teen found alive after six days lost in Australian bush
- Summary: William, 17, was discovered by police after disappearing near Walhalla wearing only shorts and work boots.
- Keywords: william, walhalla, victoria, missing person, bushland search, police airwing, gippsland, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/12/missing-teenager-walhalla-found-alive-australian-bush
- Author: Australian Associated Press
- Published: 2026-11-12T02:30:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: william, walhalla, victoria, missing person, bushland search, police airwing, gippsland, news, politics
## Teenager found after six days missing
Police AirWing found William, seventeen, on Thursday morning after he disappeared in dense bushland near Walhalla, one hundred eighty-five kilometres east of Melbourne.
## He left camp with only shorts and boots
William was dropped off by his mother to camp with a friend near Walhalla in Victoria's Gippsland region last Friday.
## Search involved emergency services and hunters
Emergency service workers including the dog and rescue squad searched the dense bushland since last Friday.
## Key takeaway

A seventeen-year-old boy was found alive after six days missing in dense bushland near Walhalla, Victoria, with no phone, food or water.