Rescued teen William’s mum reveals what kept him going for six days lost in Victorian bushland

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William’s mother also shared an update on his current condition, saying it ‘could turn serious quite quickly’.

After six days lost in the Victorian bush, missing teenager William has finally been reunited with his family and had one very important request granted.

Seventeen-year-old William was found alive by a police helicopter on Thursday morning after an extensive search across rugged bushland near Walhalla East, about 180km east of Melbourne.

He was found with sunburn and scratches after falling down a cliff, but was otherwise in remarkably good spirits.

The teenager, who has autism, had survived the ordeal on a packet of chips and creek water after becoming lost while camping with his stepbrother.

After finally being winched to safety and reunited with his mother, Elizabeth Barkley, William had one very specific request: he wanted McDonald’s.

Elizabeth made the trip, returning with a Quarter Pounder with bacon, a cheeseburger, and six chicken McNuggets for her son.

The emotional reunion between William and his mother was captured on camera, with Elizabeth overcome with relief as she saw her son being brought back by rescuers.

“Just over the moon and as soon as he started waving to me in the helicopter and I saw the shape of him, I just lost it because it’s like, you know, my prayers were answered,” she said, calling his rescue a “miracle”.

Speaking to Sunrise on Friday, Elizabeth revealed William had been transferred to intensive care after his blood pressure dropped due to dehydration.

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