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  • Tue. Nov 5th, 2024

Missing boy found safe and well after three-day search on Victorian mountain

Missing boy found safe and well after three-day search on Victorian mountain

The mother of 14-year-old William Callaghan has thanked his rescuers, after he was found alive and well following 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

William, who has non-verbal autism and went missing on Monday afternoon, was found around 11: 55am.

In a tweet, Victoria Police said he was found by a volunteer and had been reunited with his family.

The boy’s mother, Penny Callaghan said Will was “quite calm” considering what he had been through.

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