{"id":16285,"date":"2026-11-12T18:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/missing-17-year-old-found-alive-after-6-days-lost-in-australian-woodlands-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T18:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:46:17","slug":"missing-17-year-old-found-alive-after-6-days-lost-in-australian-woodlands-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/missing-17-year-old-found-alive-after-6-days-lost-in-australian-woodlands-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing 17-year-old found alive after 6 days lost in Australian woodlands – National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A 17-year-old who went missing on a camping trip was found alive Thursday after six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands.<\/p>\n

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The boy, who police identified only as William, was camping with a teenage friend when he disappeared last Friday east of Melbourne, Victoria Police said in a news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

William was dropped off by his mother for the purposes of camping for the weekend when he walked a short distance to the drop-off location to retrieve further camping equipment, police said.<\/p>\n

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When William failed to return shortly after, his friend searched the area but found no trace of him, according to police.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAn extensive search of the area was conducted by Victoria Police uniform officers, specialist units and other agencies over the past six days,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

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A police helicopter crew found William lying asleep on a flat rock beside a creek, wearing shorts and boots and using towels as blankets.<\/p>\n

Police said that he was in good spirits and mostly in good health.<\/p>\n

William was later taken to a hospital for his health to be monitored, police said.<\/p>\n

After becoming lost, William trekked for days up and down \u201csome very steep terrain,\u201d Acting Police Inspector Jason Benbow said.<\/p>\n

He spent the last two days where he was found at the creek, trapped by the steepness of his surrounds two kilometres from the his camp site, Benbow said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe woke up to the sound of the helicopter, gave them a thumbs up and they winched him to safety,\u201d Benbow told reporters.<\/p>\n

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