A 17-year-old teenager named William recently went missing while on a camping trip with a friend. Feared dead, William was able to survive six days in the Australian bush until search-and-rescue crews found and recovered him. Footage of the moment he spotted help is going viral, and the video of him reuniting with his mom is even better. CBS News shared both videos on social media.
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“Police in Australia released footage on Thursday showing the moment officers found a teenager who had been missing for six days in a forest,” wrote CBS in its post. “17-year-old William was on a camping trip with a friend when he was reported missing on November 6. Police said officers were conducting an aerial search when they spotted a tackle box in a wooded area. After zooming in, they discovered William lying near a creek. Officers pulled him to safety before reuniting him with his mother.”
Watch the moment a teenage camper who was missing for six days in the Australian bush saw search crews below (or see it here).
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