17-year-old missing in Victoria bushland found alive after six days

Police AirWing located 17-year-old William on Thursday morning in the bushland near Stoney Creek Road, between Cowwarr and Walhalla, after he had been missing since the previous Friday. The teenager had been dropped off by his mother for a weekend camping trip with a friend and is believed to have walked back to the drop-off point to retrieve additional equipment before disappearing. His mobile phone, food and water were left at the site.

Authorities said he was last seen around 4 p.m. on 6 November. Search teams, including rescue dogs and a rescue squad, have been combing the area since his disappearance, and investigators appealed to hunters, campers and landowners for information after a hunting camera was recovered in the search zone.