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‘He is never leaving the house again’: mother reunites with son missing for six days in Victorian bushland

The Guardian UK Thursday 12 November 2026, 02:30 UTC By Australian Associated Press 1 min read
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William, 17, was reported missing after straying from his camp near Walhalla in Victoria’s Gippsland regionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has shared an emotional reunion with his mother after being found alive following almost a week lost in dense bushland. Police AirWing found William, 17, whose surname has not been shared, laying down in a creek near Walhalla, 185km east of Melbourne, in Victoria’s east on Thursday morning.

William, 17, was reported missing after straying from his camp near Walhalla in Victoria’s Gippsland region

A teenager has shared an emotional reunion with his mother after being found alive following almost a week lost in dense bushland.

Police AirWing found William, 17, whose surname has not been shared, laying down in a creek near Walhalla, 185km east of Melbourne, in Victoria’s east on Thursday morning.

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