{"id":187525,"date":"2025-10-03T13:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/187525\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:05:09","slug":"horror-find-at-a-popular-tourist-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/187525\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror find at a popular tourist spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3804\/nicholas-comino.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NICHOLAS COMINO, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  07:14 EDT, 3 October 2025   |  Updated:  07:22 EDT, 3 October 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The bodies of two female hikers have been discovered in a remote alpine area of Victoria&#8217;s high country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Emergency services were called just before 1pm on Friday after two other hikers stumbled across the grim scene near Cleve Cole Hut, close to Lendenfeld Point at Nelse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The hikers called Triple Zero, with police officers, the Search and Rescue Squad, and the police Air Wing quickly deployed to the isolated region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The two women, believed to be aged in their 20s or 30s, are yet to be formally identified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Detectives believe they may have travelled to the picturesque alpine country to hike and camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police said there are currently no reports of missing women in the area and are now appealing to the public for any information that may assist in identifying the pair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Because of the difficult conditions and isolation of the scene, specialist officers will remain camped at the site overnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The bodies are expected to be retrieved on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-469293fc885f883a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102672369-15159001-image-a-45_1759488261568.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Two bodies were found near Cleve Cole Hut (pictured), a popular hiking spot in Victoria\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Two bodies were found near Cleve Cole Hut (pictured), a popular hiking spot in Victoria\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-59d89191185a24bb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102672365-15159001-image-a-46_1759488287008.jpg\" height=\"338\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The two hikers are believed to be women in their 20s and 30s according to police (file)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The two hikers are believed to be women in their 20s and 30s according to police (file)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At this stage, investigators do not believe the deaths are suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police say the incident is not related to the search for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman, who has been missing since August 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Freeman was last spotted in Porepunkah, around 70km from Nelse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Horror find at a popular tourist spot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By NICHOLAS COMINO, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 07:14 EDT, 3 October 2025 | Updated: 07:22 EDT, 3 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