A missing teen is found alive after 6 days in the Australian woodlands
Police said the 17-year-old with autism was found in good health after an aerial search spotted him in a creek bed.
- On Thursday, Victoria Police Air Wing officers located 17-year-old William alive in bushland near Stoney Creek after a six-day search. The teenager, missing since November 6, was winched to safety and reunited with his mother.
- William disappeared Friday, November 6, after walking a short distance from his campsite near Walhalla to retrieve equipment. Police believe the teenager, who has Level 2 autism requiring 'substantial' support, became disoriented in the dense terrain.
- Rescuers spotted William's tackle box from the air, guiding them to a dry creek bed where he had remained after falling down a cliff. His mother, Elizabeth Barkley, reported he was in 'good health and good spirits' with 'only a few scratches'.
- Following the rescue, authorities transported the teenager to a hospital for monitoring. Barkley noted her son remained in the same spot, unable to move, until help arrived, saying, 'I'm just over the moon he's alive.'
- The Bureau of Meteorology recorded overnight temperatures as low as 3C during the six-day ordeal, underscoring the environmental severity. Individuals with Level 2 autism often require specialized safety protocols when navigating rugged environments, experts note.
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Teen who has autism found alive after missing for nearly a week in the Australian woodlands
A 17-year-old boy with autism was found alive Thursday after six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands. The boy had begun camping with a teenage friend when he disappeared last Friday
The cold night temperatures worried the rescuers.
An Australian teenager who went missing in the dense forests of Victoria for more than six days has been found and rescued safely. His family jokingly remarked, "We'll never let him leave the house again."
This is the moment a search helicopter locates a teenager who had been lost in the Australian bush for six days. William, whose last name has not been released, had gone camping with a friend for the first time in his life in Walhalla East, in eastern Victoria, on Friday afternoon. At some point, he wandered off to another part of the area and never returned. The 17-year-old, who has level 2 autism and requires “substantial” support, was weari…
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