Missing teen ‘miraculously’ found alive on remote Australian island
Australian father hails ‘one-in-a-million miracle’ after surfer son goes missing
- An Australian teenager, Darcy Deefholts, was found alive on a remote island after going missing while surfing off a New South Wales beach.
- The 19-year-old failed to return home after surfing off a beach at coastal town of Wooli on Wednesday, prompting his father, Terry Deefholts, to issue an urgent social media appeal for help.
- Police and Marine Rescue launched a land and water search operation following the alarm raised by the family.
- Darcy was located safely on North Solitary Island, approximately 12km off the coast of Wooli, the day after he went missing.
- His father described his son's survival as a "one-in-a-million miracle" after he was taken to a medical centre for treatment.