Hong Kong ( CNN ) -- An Australian teenager reported missing two months ago has been found alive in dense bushland not far from his home , local police say . Matthew Allen , 18 , was last seen at his family home near Westleigh , a suburb about 30 kilometers ( 20 miles ) away from Sydney , on November 27 . Police feared the worst as the teen had not taken his mobile phone with him or accessed his bank accounts . More from CNN Justice : Three years later , no sign of missing family . Extensive searches by police and emergency services failed to find him . On Saturday , two hikers told police that they had spotted a `` disorientated man '' in bushland not far from Westleigh . When rescuers reached Allen , he was in a bad way suffering from exhaustion and dehydration . Local media said he was emaciated , covered in leeches and mosquito bites and his feet and lower legs were suffering from gangrene . It was believed he had been in the bush the entire nine weeks he was missing , police said . More from CNN Justice : Casey Anthony files for bankruptcy . ''He was in such a poor state , '' Detective Acting Inspector Glyn Baker told the Sydney Morning Herald . ''He was completely exhausted , completely dehydrated , suffered significant weight loss , somewhere up to 50 % . He was suffering from partial blindness and he had leeches all over him . '' He was winched out by a rescue helicopter and taken to a nearby hospital , where he was reunited with his family . Allen went missing during a record heatwave when Sydney endured temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius . According to ABC , Allen told his rescuers that he had survived on water from a creek bed that was almost dry . Detectives have been unable to speak to him and believe there may be more to his story , ABC reported . More from CNN Justice : Man charged with murder in doctor 's death , source says .
Australian teenager found after spending two months in the bush . Last seen leaving his family home on November 27 . Score: 6 Winched by rescue helicopter to hospital , reunited with family .