A 17-year-old Australian boy vanished in dense bushland without his phone, food or water on November 6; six days later, police spotted his tackle box from a helicopter and found him alive beside a creek
William was found in good spirits, with his mother thanking volunteers and emergency workers for their tireless search efforts. For six days, a vast stretch of unforgiving Australian wilderness became the setting for a desperate search and a mother’s agonising wait. Separated from his camping companion and without a mobile phone, adequate food or drinking…
