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LOST IN THE BUSH HOW COULD HE SURVIVE?

A police officer was poring over a map laid out on his car bonnet. It’s one of Rachel Shambrook’s most vivid memories from April 3, 2015, the day her son went missing. It was the moment she realised 11-year old Luke could be in real danger.

“We were at Lake Eildon in Victoria on our annual camping trip,” Rachel tells New Idea. “We’d got there late the night before and hadn’t had time to go on our usual stroll before dark. It was different to our usual holiday routine and it’s the

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