After nearly two years of false leads and few clues, detectives have made a breakthrough in the case of missing elderly campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay - fuelling hope the mystery may finally be solved.
Detectives believe they have a fresh breakthrough in the disappearances of Russell Hill and Carol Clay as they believe someone tried to cover their tracks .
Russell Hill, 74, left his property in Drouin, Victoria on March 20 last year and picked up Carol Clay, 73, from her home for a camping trip in the rugged bushland of Wonnangatta Valley in East Gippsland.
Russell Hill and Carol Clay went camping in secret amid a lurid affair on March 19
Their scorched campsite was later found with flammable as bottles in the tent
Phones, a $2,000 drone, car keys, bank cards and sleeping bags were all gone
Victoria Police has been desperately searching for clues to crack the case
Weather conditions in the area the campers went missing has halted search