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Continued search for clues in Russell Hill and Carol Clay disappearance
Missing Person Squad detectives, with the assistance of specialist police, are today returning to the Wonnangatta area as part of their ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Russel Hill and Carol Clay.
As a result of information obtained from previous searches, investigators will now focus their efforts back towards Wonnangatta, in particular along the Dargo High Plains Road, Cynthia Range Track ,Herne Spur Track and the Wonnangatta Track.
Missing Persons Squad detectives are being assisted by the Air Wing, Drone Unit, Search and Rescue and Parks Victoria in conducting detailed searches of roadways, tracks, campgrounds, rivers and cliffs.
The terrain in the Victorian Alps has been challenging for investigators.(Nine)
Detectives have established Mr Hill was camping alone with his Landcruiser in the area of King Billy and Bluff Track, between March 11 and 13.
An older person or pair was later sighted at the Black Snake Creek, Eaglevale River crossing and the Ollies Jump area between March 22 and 23, however, police have never been able to determine if it was the missing campers.
Anyone who was in the area of Howitt Plains and Zeka Spur Track on March 19 or 20, the Wonnangatta Valley and Wonnangatta Station between March 20 and 24 who has not yet made contact with police, are urged to come forward.
Police have found a new clue in their renewed search for a couple who vanished on a camping trip more than a year ago while they were having a secret affair as they declared somebody else is involved in the pair s baffling disappearance.
Detectives uncovered two shovels as they were trawling through dense bushland at an incredibly remote location at Mount Hotham in the Victorian Alps about midday on Wednesday while desperately looking for signs of Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
The shovels were placed into plastic bags and carried from the scene by officers so they could be forensically examined.
News by Anthony Piovesan A year-long search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay has taken another turn with police moving their search to the Mount Hotham area. Missing Person Squad detectives and Search and Rescue officers will be scouring the area on the Great Alpine Road in Mount Hotham from 9am on Wednesday. Detectives are acting on information uncovered during the course of the investigation that has led them to this area and is believed to be of interest to the investigation, a Victoria Police statement read. Mr Hill and Ms Clay vanished on March 20 during a camping trip in the remote Wonnangatta Valley, 350km east of Melbourne.
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Police continue search for Russell Hill and Carol Clay in Hotham area
Police have moved their search to the Mount Hotham area as part of the ongoing investigation into missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
Missing Person Squad detectives and Search and Rescue officers will be on the Great Alpine Road in Mount Hotham from around 9am.
Detectives are acting on information uncovered during the course of the investigation that has led them to this area and is believed to be of interest to the investigation.
Members of police Search and Rescue were joined by NSW Cadaver dogs in Wonnangatta Valley on 4 April, searching for the missing campers who have not been seen since March 2020.