Australian teen rescued alive after six days lost in bushland
A 17-year-old Australian teenager has been rescued alive and uninjured after surviving six days in dense bushland during freezing overnight temperatures.
A 17-year-old teenager named William has been found alive and uninjured after spending six days lost in dense Australian bushland. The youth vanished last Friday while camping with a friend approximately 180 kilometres east of Melbourne, Victoria.
Sub-zero overnight temperatures triggered severe welfare concerns, prompting an extensive emergency search involving police dogs, divers, and surveillance helicopters. Rescuers finally located him on Friday morning. Crews winched the teenager to safety, offered him a doughnut and bottled water, and transported him to hospital for precautionary medical assessments.
His mother, Elizabeth Barkley, stated that her son sustained only minor scratches after prudently staying in one location to wait for rescue teams. Relieved by his safe return, she joked that he was grounded for life and would never leave the house again.
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