Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
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Outlets on this story
2
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
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In short:
Police will today expand their search for a teenager who disappeared in dense bush on Friday.
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who → expand → Friday
William, 17, disappeared after embarking on a camping trip with his step-brother at Walhalla East.
What's next?
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What → disappear → East
Police will search a broader area of bush and use divers to search local rivers.
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Police → search → rivers
Police have widened the search for a 17-year-old boy who disappeared in dense bush in Victoria's east on Friday.
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who → widen → Friday
William was camping with his step-brother near Walhalla East, in Gippsland, when he disappeared on Friday, November 6.
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he → camp → Friday
Police divers will today search nearby rivers as the search enters its fifth day.
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search → search → day
He was last seen about 4pm near Stoney Creek Road, near the town of Cowwarr, after walking a short distance from their drop-off location to collect additional camping equipment.
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He → see → equipment
He failed to return, prompting his step-brother to search the area, but there was no sign of him.
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He → fail → him
Police Acting Inspector Jason Benbow said search crews had already covered a large area of bushland and would extend the search perimeter today.
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crews → say → perimeter
We've had a look at the mapping of where we've searched.
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we → have → mapping
It's amazing how much ground that we've covered," he said.
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he → cover → that
"So today, we're going to look a bit further out."
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we → go → ?
Police divers are searching rivers as part of Wednesday's operation, alongside a helicopter, off-road motorbikes and specialist Search and Rescue personnel.
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divers → search → road
About 40 to 50 people are searching on foot, with police maintaining the same resources deployed on Tuesday.
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police → search → Tuesday
Acting Inspector Benbow said there were no plans to scale back the operation.
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Benbow → say → operation
"There's nothing that we're not doing to try to find William, and we're still very hopeful that today might be the day."
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today → be → William
The search is focused about 6 kilometres north-west of Cowwarr Weir, closer to the township of Cowwarr than Walhalla, off Stoney Creek Road.
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search → focus → Road
Mr Benbow said William was last seen near a makeshift campsite beside the river, where there were stairs leading down to the water.
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William → say → water
William was wearing only shorts and work boots, having removed his shirt in the warm weather.
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William → wear → weather
His mobile phone, food and water were left behind, while a fishing tackle box, pillows and a fold-out tabletop are unaccounted for.
Mr Benbow said police were looking into whether he had continued walking, taken shelter or been injured.
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he → leave → shelter
There's a river, but you never know, everyone's different," he said.
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he → be → ?
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