Boy found alive after 6 days lost in wilderness: "Grounded for life"
Verified: 13 outlets in 9 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Australia.
Video shot from the rescue helicopter showed the boy was shirtless and sunburned. He was wearing shorts and boots and was using towels as blankets.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from Australia, where the story is: ABC (Australia) · how we count
- Nov 12, 1:09 AM UTCFirst reportBreaking: Police find teen who had been missing in Victorian bush for six daysabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 12, 2:57 AM UTC+2 hAustralian teen who went missing in bushland wearing only shorts and boots found alive after six daystheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:10 AM UTC+2 hAustralian teen missing in bush for six days rescued alivebbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 9:26 AM UTC+8 hAustralian teen found alive after six days in the bushdw.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:24 PM UTC+11 h· you’re reading thisBoy found alive after 6 days lost in wilderness: "Grounded for life"cbsnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:24 PM UTC+12 hMissing teen found alive after 6 days in Australian woodlandsgulfnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:28 PM UTC+12 hAustralian teenage boy found alive after 6 days in the bushtimesofoman.com ↗
Also reported by dw.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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