Victoria police requested native residents to assist draw him out of the bushland by taking part in music from the present “Thomas the Tank Engine” and leaving out meals and water for him.
Gibbs instructed 9News that he was very conversant in the terrain, and located the boy after going a bit farther previous the search space scanned by rescue crews.
“He was about 15 meters from me simply standing there,” Gibbs instructed the station. “He was actually angelic, simply standing and looking out.”
Gibbs stated Will wasn’t sporting any footwear, so he put some socks on him. He additionally gave the boy some chocolate and talked to him about Thomas the Tank Engine.
Will was reunited together with his dad and mom and brought to a tent the place he was handled by paramedics. He was later taken to a hospital, the place an official stated he was doing comparatively properly and will be capable to return residence by Wednesday night.
Penny Callaghan thanked everybody for his or her assist in discovering her son. She instructed reporters that Will was “fairly calm,” contemplating the state of affairs, however that he was additionally speaking. “He is confused and he is scared.”
“I am unable to think about what he’s going by means of,” she stated. “I am simply so grateful and so relieved. He’s only a very particular particular person.”
CNN’s Carly Walsh contributed to this report.