A 19-year-old man reported missing by his family has been found safe and well more than a week after he left his home in Melbourne's south-east.
The teen left his home in Lysterfield South last Thursday, telling his family he was going camping.
However, his family contacted police a day later after several attempts to reach him failed.
Police believed he had travelled to the Swan Hill region in the state's north-west.
His car was later found abandoned and his mother said he had left a "very cryptic" note for his family inside a copy of the book Into the Wild.
Into the Wild, which has also been adapted into a film, tells the story of American adventurer Christopher McCandless, who died in 1992 after attempting to live off the land in remote Alaska.
Victoria Police released a statement on Friday night saying the man had been found safe and well.
