A teenager with autism who went missing for two nights on a cold mountain conditions in Australia has been found safe and well, Victoria Police confirmed.
William Callaghan, 14, was separated from his family during a walk at Mount Disappointment, in Victoria, on Monday.
His family had raised concerns that his inability to verbally communicate may hinder search efforts.
The 14-year-old was found on the “life-threateningly cold” mountain on Wednesday, following land and air searches by hundreds of local volunteers and the authorities.
Local bushman Ben Gibbs told local medial he found him after walking past a search area which had already been tagged by rescue crews.
“I was just wandering through the bush, it was quite thick, so just breaking my way through it,” he explained. “He was about 15 meters from me just standing there. He was really angelic, just standing and looking.”
He appeared to be “remarkably well for the time that he’s been out there”, said Insp Christine Lalor of Victoria Police.
