Victoria Police rescue 17-year-old after six days missing in bushland
Victoria Police Air Wing rescued 17-year-old William near Stony Creek in Walhalla East, Victoria, on 12 November, after he had been missing for six days. The teen was found alive on a rock beside the creek during an aerial search. William vanished on 9 November while camping near Stoney Creek Road.
Police launched a multi-agency operation that day, enlisting the Public Order Response Team, Dog Squad, Mounted Branch, Search and Rescue Squad and State Emergency Services. Over the following days authorities appealed for information from a nearby couple, expanded the effort to include divers and continued intensive ground and aerial searches.
Actors
Will
Victoria Police
Public Order Response Team
Dog Squad
Mounted Branch
Search and Rescue Squad
State Emergency Services
Locations
Walhalla East, Victoria, Australia
Stoney Creek Road, Victoria, Australia
T2 Track, Victoria, Australia
Cowwarr, Victoria, Australia
