From the Guardian · Australian Associated Press · · 50s
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.
In brief
William, 17, was discovered by police after disappearing near Walhalla wearing only shorts and work boots. A seventeen-year-old boy was found alive after six days missing in dense bushland near Walhalla, Victoria, with no phone, food or water. Originally reported by the Guardian.
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.
At a glance
A seventeen-year-old boy was found alive after six days missing in dense bushland near Walhalla, Victoria, with no phone, food or water.
