Vic: Missing teenager found in Melbourne

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2006
Vic: Missing teenager found in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Aug 6 AAP - A Melbourne teenager missing since last month has been found
alive in the city's south-east.

Victoria Police said Glenn Birtwistle, 16, was found tonight and had been transported
by ambulance to Dandenong Hospital.

A police spokeswoman said the teenager was in need of medical attention but would not
give details of where he was found or what condition he was in.

His family were on their way to Dandenong Hospital.

Glenn went missing on July 26 after leaving his Narre Warren home, in Melbourne's south-east
at about 7am (AEST) to go to Berwick Secondary College, where he is a student.

The night before his disappearance Glenn had a dispute with his parents concerning
whether he was allowed to have a mobile phone, police said.

Police and State Emergency Service staff carried out a large-scale land and air search
around his home.

Three mobile phones believed hidden by the missing teenager were discovered on a disused
property near his home, although police said these were probably old phones Glenn no longer
used.

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KEYWORD: BIRTWISTLE LEAD

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