Rescue of missing teenager in Victoria wilderness
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A 17-year-old from Morwell, identified as William, was found alive after being missing for six days in a nature reserve in Victoria, Australia. He had become separated while preparing to camp with a friend and was later spotted from a police helicopter near a creek, about two kilometres from the campsite.
He had stayed near the water, drinking from the creek and surviving on a bag of chips. Reports said he was sunburned, exhausted and had scratches, but was otherwise in good health. Paramedics took him by helicopter to the search command post, where he was reunited with his mother.