Chips, creek water and Take Me Home, Country Roads: how an Australian teenager survived six nights in the bush
William, 17, says ‘nights were pretty cold’ and he ‘honestly didn’t think’ he’d survive
TL;DR
- William, 17, was lost for almost six days in the dense Australian bushland.
- He survived on a packet of chips rationed over several days and drank water from a creek.
- He sang John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' to comfort himself during his ordeal.
- William was rescued by the police air wing after an extensive search operation.
- He was found near Walhalla, Victoria, after getting lost on a hiking track and falling down a cliff.
- He reunited emotionally with his mother, Elizabeth Barkley, and is recovering in the hospital.