Australian police announced on Thursday, November 12 that William, a 17-year-old boy who went missing 6 days ago, has been found safe after an extensive search operation.
According to local media, William disappeared on Friday, November 6, while camping in nature, together with one of his friends, about 180 kilometers east of Melbourne.
His disappearance followed a massive seven-day search involving hundreds of people, including police divers, sniffer dogs and helicopters.
Local media reported that William's family said he had level 2 autism; A condition that, according to the autism support group, requires significant support.
According to Reuters, during an aerial search operation in the Kwar area, the Australian police air unit spotted a box containing fishing equipment in a wooded area, about two kilometers east of Stony Creek, and a short time later found William nearby, on a dry river bed, while he was sleeping.