Victoria Police Find Missing Boy Near Lake Eildon

An 11-year-old boy was found by Victoria Police on Tuesday, April 7, after he went missing on Friday. The boy, Luke Shambrook, had wandered off from a campsite where his family was holidaying over the Easter long weekend. A search party including police, emergency services, Parks Victoria, and volunteers looked for the boy until he was spotted from a police helicopter on Tuesday morning around three kilometres (two miles) from the campsite.

The boy was transported to hospital for treatment for dehydration and hypothermia. Credit: Facebook/Victoria Police