Chips, creek water and Take Me Home, Country Roads: how an Australian teenager survived six nights in the bush
The Guardian reports that William, a 17-year-old whose surname has been withheld, survived six nights lost in dense bushland in Victoria's east after his mother dropped him off to camp with a friend the previous Friday. According to the outlet, he sang John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on long nights alone as he held out hope of rescue. William told the outlet the "nights were pretty cold" and that he "honestly didn't think" he would survive, and the headline also mentions chips and creek water.
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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 A 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...
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