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Disaster● Low23m ago · Nov 12, 2026, 2:05 AM

‘He’s grounded for life’: Teen survives six days in bush on chips and water

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Sydney Morning Herald · Australia · Oceania

A 17-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother after being found alive in Walhalla East, surviving six days on just a packet of chips and water.

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