‘He’s grounded for life’: Teen survives six days in bush on chips and water

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A 17-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother after being found alive in Walhalla East, surviving six days on just a packet of chips and water.

A missing Morwell teenager has been found alive after an incredible six-day ordeal in the bush, surviving on little more than a packet of chips and water after falling down a cliff and becoming trapped.

Seventeen-year-old William, known as Will, was rescued following a six-day search, with his relieved mother revealing he escaped with just sunburn and a few scratches – but could now face a lifetime grounding.

His mother, Elizabeth Barkley, said her son was in “good health and good spirits” despite spending almost a week stranded in the bush.

“He fell off a bit of a cliff and couldn’t move. So he just stayed there and waited,” she said.

Will was last seen near Stoney Creek Road, close to T2 Track, at about 4pm on Friday, November 6, while camping with another teenager for the weekend.

Police said he had walked a short distance to another part of the campsite. When he failed to return, his friend searched the surrounding area but was unable to find him.

Police said the air wing were conducting an aerial search of the Cowwarr area on Thursday when they spotted a tackle box in bushland about two kilometres east of Stoney Creek.

Zooming in on the tackle box, they found William lying down close by in a creek.

“Flight officers winched down and retrieved Will before bringing him back to the command post to reunite with his mum,” police said in a statement.

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