Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
Teenager William has recounted his ordeal of being lost in bushland in Victoria's east.
William says he sang John Denver songs to keep his spirits up and ate chips.
A teenager who survived six days lost in bushland in Victoria's east has recounted how he sang John Denver songs to keep his spirits up while he desperately hoped to be found.
William, 17, is recovering from his ordeal in hospital after he was found by emergency services yesterday in a riverbed at Walhalla East.
He disappeared a week ago while camping with a friend, sparking an intense search involving hundreds of people, including police divers, the dog squad and helicopters.
William told Channel Seven from his hospital bed in Traralgon that there were times during his ordeal that he didn't think he'd be found.
"The nights were pretty cold. A couple of times it was raining. Hot days. I got sunburnt and pretty treacherous surroundings, rocks and sticks, yeah," he said.
William said he sang John Denver's Country Roads, Take Me Home to keep his spirits up during the cold nights in the bush.
"I started doing it one night and it made me feel ace so I just kept doing it."
