Sydney boy, 11, found after surviving freezing night in Hills District
Christopher Wilson was taken to hospital with possible mild hypothermia after failing to return home from school on Wednesday.
Sydney boy, 11, missing after failing to return home after getting off school bus
The search for an 11-year-old boy who went missing from Sydney’s north-west will intensify on Thursday morning after temperatures dropped below 4 degrees overnight.Christopher Wilson was reported missing after he failed to return home from school on Wednesday afternoon, which police described as “extremely out of character”.
He got off the school bus on Annangrove Road, Annangrove, at 3.20pm and his family notified police almost immediately when he failed to return home.
“Obviously, they’re extremely distressed, particularly overnight with the temperatures the way they have been up here in the Hills,” Superintendent Darrin Batchelor said.
“They’ve been out looking overnight as well, so we’ll keep updating them as we go along.”
Christopher was last seen wearing his Annangrove Public School uniform – a blue T-shirt with maroon and white trim. He is also believed to be wearing a black and white jacket and carrying a black backpack.
Police describe him as being of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Island appearance, about 120 centimetres tall with a slim build, short brown hair and brown eyes.
Christopher’s family confirmed CCTV footage showing him walking along Annangrove Road towards Rouse Hill at 4.45pm on Wednesday afternoon.
“We can only hope Christopher’s found his way into a shed or put his head down overnight and managed to stay warm,” Batchelor said.
