Backpacker leaves hospital
The Richmond teenager, who went missing in the Australian outback for three days, has thanked his rescuers after being released from hospital.
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Rescued teen to stay in Australia
Sam Woodhead says that he intends to continue his travels in Australia and beyond, despite his ordeal in the outback.
The teenager from Richmond is on a gap-year trip and plans to visit the Himalayas before returning home.
His mother, Claire Derry, who flew out while he was still missing, says she will take a short holiday with him in Brisbane.
British backpacker pays tribute to rescuers in Australia
British backpacker Sam Woodhead said he felt “very fortunate to still be alive” after he was found in the Australian outback three days after going missing.
He said: “I’m extremely grateful to anyone everyone who helped out in any shape or form… If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here today.”
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British backpacker 'very fortunate' to be alive
A British backpacker who went missing for three days in the Australian outback said he felt "very fortunate" to be alive, in an interview with Sky News.
Sam Woodhead became lost after going out for a jog from the Queensland cattle station where he was working.
The 18-year-old lost two stone in weight and survived the blistering 40C heat by drinking contact lens fluid and his own urine.
Woodhead said: "It was a really amazing feeling to be picked up and realise that I was actually going to make it through...and it wasn't going to be the end."
Claire Derry, Sam's mother, said: "His birth was one of the best moments of my life, and this is pretty close to it, getting him back again, because I was pretty convinced it was touch and go. I did an awful lot of praying during that flight."
Watch: Family overwhelmed after missing backpacker is found.
British backpacker 'grateful' to Australian rescue teams
British backpacker Sam Woodhead, 18, said he was "grateful" to the search and rescue teams who found him in the Australian outback three days after he went missing.
Backpacker due to be released from hospital
The backpacker who went missing in the Australian outback for three days is due to be released from a Queensland hospital later today.
Sam Woodhead has been recovering there after he got lost whilst out jogging.
The 18 year-old survived by drinking by contact lens solution before being found on Friday and was transferred to a hospital in Longreach where he has been since.
Week of NHS protests comes to an end
Campaigners fighting to save services at several London hospitals staged another rally today - their last in a week-long series of demonstrations.
This time, the focus was on the future of A&E in Hammersmith, Charing Cross and Ealing.
Liz Wickham reports.
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Backpacker recovering in hospital
The mother of the back-packer, who was lost for three days in the Australian outback, says he looks fantastic - despite his ordeal.
Claire Derry has been reunited with her son, Sam, who survived by drinking contact lens solution.
As more details of his dramatic rescue emerge - she says he's incredibly lucky to be alive.Toby Sadler has the story.
Mum of missing backpacker speaks of relief
The mother of a Sussex student lost in the Australian outback for more than three days has spoken of her relief after he was found alive. Claire Derry spoke after former Brighton College student Samuel Woodhead survived by drinking contact lens solution and his own urine.
First picture of missing backpacker
An Australian television network has published a photograph of the Richmond teenager, who went missing in the outback for three days.
Sam Woodhead was lifted to safety by an air ambulance, after surviving by drinking contact lens solution and his own urine.
Family of backpacker celebrate
The mother of an eighteen year old student who was missing in the Australian outback for 3 days, said she 'sobbed and sobbed' when she found out he was alive.
Clare Derry was on a flight from Singapore to Australia when the captain came out to tell her the good news that Sam had been rescued.
Sam is on a gap year, and had disappeared while out running earlier this week. ITV News were the first people to speak to his mum when she landed in Australia.
Meanwhile, back here Sam's dad and sister were also celebrating the news, as Paul Brand reports.