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Missing Australian teenager found

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An Australian teenager who went missing during a camping trip in Victoria’s Gippsland region last Friday has been found alive. The 17-year-old, only identified as William, is believed to have walked back to the drop-off location to retrieve further camping equipment. When he failed to return, his friend searched the area but found no trace of him. Acting police inspector Jason Benbow says William was found lying asleep on a flat rock beside a creek:
12 Nov 7AM English Namibia News

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