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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS VEHICLE? Police are now looking for a blue 1990s Nissan Patrol which they hope holds the key to solving the mystery of the disappearance of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
New clue in search for missing campers Detectives refuse to give up until they get “the result and answer both families deserve” By JARRAH LOH ALMOST two years after they were last seen, Victorian detectives have released a new image of a vehicle and a trailer they believe may be able to assist in their enquiries to locate missing Wonnangatta campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
The couple aged in their 70s vanished from a Wonnangatta Valley campsite on March 20 last year. Their campsite at Dry River Creek Track was discovered burnt out, along with Hill’s abandoned Toyota Landcruiser. The new photo is believed to reveal a blue midto-late 1990s model Nissan
Patrol pulling a trailer. Detectives said they have been unable to “eliminate the vehicle” from their enquiries, and are keen to speak to the driver or any witnesses who may have seen it in the area at the time. Police said they are renewing their appeal this week for information in the
hope there are people out there who are still yet to speak to police that have information about the campers’ disappearance. They remain keen to speak to anyone who was in the Wonnangatta area around that time, including campers, 4x4 day trippers, hunters, fishermen or trail bike riders, regardless of
whether they saw or heard anything. Detectives are also keen to speak to anyone who was in the area of Howitt Plains and Zeka Spur Track on March 19 or 20. “Throughout our extensive and significant investigation over the last 20 months, we have not been able to eliminate this blue
four-wheel drive from our enquiries,” said Detective Inspector Andrew Stamper. “We have witness statements that put this blue vehicle and its trailer in the valley at the time Russell and Carol were there and indeed near the spot that they had set up their camp. ■ Continued page 6
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