Fears grow for non-verbal autistic boy, 14, lost in bushland in the dead of the night as temperatures plummet to below zero
- Search for missing autistic teenager William Callaghan will continue overnight
- The non-verbal teenager disappeared on a bushwalk with family on Monday
- Concerns for William are growing as temperatures are expected to plummet
An air and ground search for a teenager with non-verbal autism is set to continue overnight after he went missing on a Victorian mountain where temperatures are forecast to drop below zero.
Police are on the look-out for 14-year-old William Callaghan after he was last seen on the south side of Mount Disappointment's summit about 2.20pm on Monday.
The boy became separated from his family at the Victorian hiking spot and is not dressed for a cold evening.
An air and ground search for William Callaghan, 14, (pictured) a teenager with non-verbal autism is set to continue overnight after he went missing on Mount Disappointment on Monday
William was with is family on Mount Disappointment (pictured) when he went missing at about 2.20pm on Monday with the mercury in the area expected to drop as low as -2C overnight
The mercury is expected to drop as low as -2 degrees on the mountain 60km north of Melbourne.
William has been described as very energetic and food-focused, and disappeared without any food or water with him.
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Police believe he could have covered a lot of distance and said there's a chance he had walked into a house and gone to the fridge to help himself to food.
'He might also try to put himself to bed,' a police statement said.
Police are asking local neighbours to check their bedrooms and outhouses and contact Triple Zero if they sight William.
There are no plans for the search to be stood down until the boy is found, police said.
William (pictured) has been described as very energetic and food-focused, and disappeared without any food or water with him
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