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Coroner to probe Vic teen's bushland death

A coroner will examine the death of a teenage boy who went missing in Victorian bushland.

William Wall, 14, left his home at Launching Place, east of Melbourne, on Tuesday morning for a short walk and didn't return.

A frantic search for the teen, who had high-functioning autism, ended in tragedy.

He was found dead at Yarra Junction on Wednesday afternoon.

There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be prepared for the coroner.

Premier Daniel Andrews thanked the more than 100 emergency service personnel and volunteers who searched for the boy.

"This is a terrible tragedy and one that I think has touched every single Victorian," he told reporters on Thursday.

"To every member of William's family, we say how sad we are, and that we share in your grief."

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