Police say cold conditions were “life-threatening” overnight at Mount Disappointment, north of Melbourne, where a search continues for a missing boy with autism.
Key points:
- About 300 people, including local volunteers, are looking for William Callaghan who went missing on Mount Disappointment yesterday
- Victoria Police Acting Inspector Christine Lalor said if anyone saw Will they should approach him in a “calm manner”
- She said Will would likely tap his chest to communicate and was wearing blue track pants and a blue hooded windcheater
An air and ground search was launched yesterday for 14-year-old William Callaghan, known as Will, after he was separated from his family on the south side of the summit about 2: 20pm yesterday.
Mount Disappointment is about 10 kilometres north of Whittlesea.
Senior Sergeant Greg Paul of the Search and Rescue Squad described overnight conditions in the area as