00:0217-year-old William has been found alive after being missing in Victorian bushland since Friday afternoon.
00:09Police authorities say that William went camping with his friend in Walhalla East near Cowher in Gippsland and then disappeared
00:17into the bushland.
00:19To paint a bit of a picture for you, this area where I'm standing right now, Cowher, is about two
00:25and a half hours east of Melbourne and has a lot of dense bushland.
00:29Right now, I'm standing in the staging area where emergency services have been coming in and out trying to find
00:36William.
00:37And actually, I was here just a moment ago when the police air wing landed on the oval just behind
00:44me carrying William.
00:45We saw the stretcher come out, a lot of officers rushing to the helicopter and then we hear William's mother,
00:53Elizabeth, shout, he's alive, my baby's alive.
00:56So it was a really miraculous moment to witness.
01:00And here at the staging area, everyone is in high spirits.
01:03Police officers, SES officers, everyone has a smile on their face that their efforts over the past six days have
01:10come to fruition.
01:11And police have told us earlier that this has been the most extensive search ever been conducted in this Walhalla
01:18area.
01:18Police told us earlier that they threw everything at this search and rescue.
01:23There was police boats, police horses, motorbikes.
01:27There was even police divers searching waterways.
01:30At the moment, we don't know too much about where William was found specifically.
01:35But police acting inspector Jason Benbow did tell us that he was found in some very steep terrain.
01:41So everyone is just extremely happy about this outcome.
01:45And his mum never gave up hope, it seems.
01:50No.
01:51And speaking to William's mother, she is just so thankful that her son has been returned to her.
01:56She said that she's over the moon and jokingly never letting him camping again.
02:02Seems to be fine.
02:03He's in perfect health.
02:04And yeah, he just stayed in one spot and wanted to be rescued.
02:08And yeah, I'm just over the moon.
02:10He's alive.
02:11And he's never leaving the house again.
02:13He's grounded for life.
02:15He's not going anywhere ever again.
02:17At the moment, hospital workers are currently assessing William and his injuries.
02:23Apparently, he only has minor injuries, scratches on his legs, but they've given him some food
02:28and some water and just assessing his condition now.
