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The search for missing teen William near Walhalla East

  1. Update 1 van 1NieuwsteDag 7

    Found from the air: how a teenager in shorts survived six days in the Gippsland bush

    A police helicopter crew found William, 17, near Walhalla East after spotting his tackle box in ground police said was too steep to search on foot. So far, other people are telling the story of his six days.

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    Wat we eerst wisten

    • 6Days missing, counted Friday to Thursday
    • 100+People searching on land and in the air
    • ~2 kmEast of Stoney Creek, where the tackle box was seen
    • An Air Wing crew spots his tackle box, finds him asleep in a dry riverbed and winches him out.

    Toen nog open

    • William's own account of the six days. Police and his mother have relayed parts of it, but he has not spoken publicly.
    • Whether footage from the trail cameras police appealed for on Wednesday ever showed him.

    Waar we op zouden letten

    • Whether he is discharged on Friday 13 November, as the hospital says is possible.
    • What police learn when they hear his full account of how he survived.

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Google News last hour 3 schrijft
Police found William alive on the morning of 12 November (local time), six days after he disappeared.
Google News Australia (AU:en) schrijft
Police AirWing found William, 17, alive on Thursday morning.
ABC listen schrijft
William, 17, was found alive on Thursday morning (12 Nov 2026, local time) by a Victoria Police AirWing helicopter crew.
ABC News (Australia) schrijft
A 17-year-old named William was found alive after going missing in Victorian bushland.
Google News Deutschland (DE:de) schrijft
A police helicopter crew found William on a Thursday morning, six days after he went missing.
CBS News schrijft
A 17-year-old boy identified by police only as William was found alive on Thursday, November 12, 2026, after six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands.
Google News Australia (AU:en) schrijft
He was located on a Friday morning and reunited with his family, according to the report.
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Elizabeth Barkley said her son was quite fit and healthy with only a few scratches.
Google News Australia (AU:en) schrijft
His mother, Elizabeth Barkley, said he had only a few scratches and seemed fit and healthy.
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His mother said he escaped with "just sunburn and a few scratches".
ABC News (Australia) schrijft
William reportedly has only minor injuries, scratches on his legs, and hospital workers are assessing him.
Google News Deutschland (DE:de) schrijft
His mother says he is unharmed apart from a few scratches.
The Independent schrijft
William was found fit and healthy with only a few scratches.
ABC News (Australia) schrijft
William was exhausted, badly sunburnt, covered in scratches and unable to walk when found.
CBS News schrijft
Video shot from the rescue helicopter showed William shirtless and sunburned, wearing shorts and boots and using towels as blankets.

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Dag 7 · 1 bericht

  1. William is last seen near Stoney Creek Road, between Cowwarr and Walhalla.

  2. 5 dagen later

  3. Meldde het als eerste

  4. The search is widened. After a hunting camera turns up in the search area, police appeal for footage from trail cameras.

  5. An Air Wing crew spots his tackle box, finds him asleep in a dry riverbed and winches him out.

  6. He is reunited with his mother at the Cowwarr staging ground, then taken to Latrobe Regional Hospital.

Wie erbij betrokken is

Wie erbij betrokken is

Organisaties

  • Victoria Policeprimary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia
  • Victoria State Emergency Servicevolunteer emergency service organisation in Victoria, Australia

Plaatsen

  • Latrobe Regional Hospital
  • Stoney Creek Road
  • Walhalla East