Chips, creek water and Take Me Home, Country Roads: how an Australian teenager survived six nights in the bush

A 17‑year‑old boy survived nearly a week lost in dense Australian bushland, describing the nights as “pretty cold” and admitting he did not think he would make it. He was dropped off by his mother to camp with a friend in Victoria’s east and became isolated during the weekend. While alone, he sang John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and clung to hope for rescue. The story details his experience and the circumstances that led to his survival.

William, 17, says ‘nights were pretty cold’ and he ‘honestly didn’t think’ he’d surviveA teenage boy who survived almost a week lost in dense Australian bushland sang John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads as he held out hope of rescue on long nights alone in the wilderness.William, whose surname has been withheld, was dropped off by his mother for the weekend to camp with his friend in Victoria’s east last Friday. Continue reading...