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Teen’s Cheeky Joke After Surviving Six Days Lost in the Bush
Police said the teen survived on creek water and a packet of chips before a helicopter crew spotted him and flew him to hospital.
- On Thursday, a Victoria Police Air Wing helicopter rescued 17-year-old William after he spent six days lost in rugged bushland near Walhalla East, with officers spotting his tackle box from above.
- The search operation began after William disappeared near Stoney Creek Road on November 6, involving more than 100 emergency personnel, including police and the SES, who scoured the terrain for six days.
- Enduring freezing nights and hot days, William survived by rationing a family packet of chips and drinking creek water, finding comfort singing 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' to cope with isolation.
- Elizabeth Barkley reunited with her son after he was airlifted to a Cowwarr command post on Thursday, and while William remains hospitalized with a minor windpipe tear, he is in good spirits.
- Future camping trips are firmly off the cards, as Barkley noted her son is 'grounded for life,' while William described the rescue as the 'best moment of my life' and thanked his rescuers.
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