Missing Non-Verbal Autistic Teenager Found Alive in Victoria Bush

William Callaghan, a 14-year-old teenager with non-verbal autism, was last seen on Mount Disappointment on Monday, June 8, 2020. Courtesy of Victoria Police

After two freezing nights in dense Victorian bush, William Callaghan was found looking “angelic” as he stood in the wilderness.

Experienced bushman and search volunteer Ben Gibbs discovered the non-verbal autistic teenager about lunchtime on June 10, nearly 48 hours after William became separated from family on the Mount Disappointment summit.