Miracle update after boy vanished without a trace from playground - and spent the night alone in dense bushland

A boy who went missing from a playground in Victoria has been found after spending a night outdoors in the Dandenong Ranges bush.

Six-year-old Parfa, who is autistic and non-verbal, wandered away from the Olinda playground on Olinda-Monbulk Road around 4pm on Friday. 

Located 41km east of Melbourne’s CBD, the town of Olinda sits high in the Dandenong Ranges and is known for its dense bush.

Friends and family immediately began searching for the boy before calling the police 30 minutes later who soon joined the search alongside the State Emergency Service and the Air Wing. 

Six-year-old Parfa (pictured) has been found following a desperate search after the boy wandered off from a playground in Victorias Dandenong Ranges

Friends and family immediately began searching for the boy after he went missing about 4pm on Friday before police amd SES joined the search

The desperate search continued into the early hours of Saturday morning before being called off until dawn. 

Parfa spent the night alone in nearby bush, where temperatures dropped to 13.7C. 

He was found within a few hours after the search resumed early Saturday.

Police confirmed the boy was being assessed by paramedics.