DAYLESFORD teenager Liam Oliver has called his parents from Nepal and told them he is safe.
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The 18-year-old was missing all Sunday following the earthquake on Saturday.
His father Darren Oliver said Liam’s guide had kept the party safe during the 7.9-magnitude quake. “Their guide got them down to a safe valley,” he said.
“(Liam and his two friends) will now wait it out for 48 hours, with the aftershocks, and then we’ll see about getting him home.”
The former Daylesford Secondary College student had been travelling with his aunt Dianne Coburn before the earthquake, but left her to meet with friends.
She contacted Mr Oliver on Sunday and had been planning to go and look for Liam in the Annapurna Valley during the week.
Liam called Daylesford about 6.30pm on Sunday. Mr Oliver said it was only by chance they were able to make the call.
“They saw someone walk past talking on a phone and they’ve managed to borrow it,” he said.
“So we only spoke for five, six minutes.”
