Jetstar was reported yesterday to have stood down one of its pilots as police question a man in connection with an investigation into the disappearance of Victorian campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
- The two campers, both in their 70s, disappeared in March last year
- Police have made repeated pleas for information about cars seen in the area
- The disappearances have been widely reported throughout Australia and beyond
The couple went missing from their Wonnangatta Valley campsite in the Victorian High Country in March last year. The campsite was found burned out, with no trace of the pair.
Police arrested a 55-year-old man from the Melbourne suburb of Caroline Springs on Monday afternoon. The ABC added that his Nissan Patrol was seized for forensic testing. No charges have been laid.
ABC News last night attributed the following statement to a Jetstar spokesperson:
“Jetstar has been advised by Victoria Police that one of its employees is under investigation for a serious crime and will work to assist in this due process any way we can. As a matter of course, the employee has been removed from duty as a result of their arrest.”
Some news outlets have reported that the arrested man is a senior pilot with the airline.
The two campers were last heard from on 20 March 2020. Hill is 74 and Clay is 73.
Several hikers and travellers have disappeared in the remote and rugged Victorian High Country over the years, provoking speculation around the world. In August this year, the New York Times ran a lengthy article about the enduring enigma of visitors seemingly vanishing in Victoria’s “remote and beautiful and unpredictable” High Country, under the headline: “As Hikers Vanish, These Mountains Hold Tight to Their Mysteries”.
Written by Peter Needham
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