Doctors say William Callaghan is likely to be able to go home after brief hospital stint, despite spending two nights lost in freezing temperatures at Mount Disappointment, north of Melbourne.
Key points:
- William was found by a volunteer around 11: 55am about 1.5 kilometres from the search headquarters
- The boy was found in his socks and is safe and warm and asking for food from McDonald’s
- Penny Callaghan, Will’s mother, said she was grateful and relieved at getting him back safe and well
The 14-year-old, who has non-verbal autism and went missing on Monday afternoon, was found by a volunteer around 11: 55am on June 10 before being reunited with his family.
He was taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital but doctor Dani Bersin said he was expected to go home hours after being admitted on Wednesday.
“He’s got a couple of abrasions on his feet and one or two on his face or ear and other than that he’s looking pretty good,” Dr Bersin said.
Dr Joanne Grindlay, who is the deputy director of emergency medicine at the hospital, said he had managed to avoid hypothermia.
“Probably because he’s an active young man,” Dr Grindlay said.
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