Russell Hill and Carol Clay: 55-year-old man charged with murders of Victorian campers

A 55-year-old Melbourne man has been charged with the murders of Victorian campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

The man, from Caroline Springs, was charged on Thursday night with two counts of murder. He is due to face Sale magistrates court on Friday morning.

Victoria police assistant commissioner Bob Hill said investigators had allegedly discovered a crime scene within the great alpine region on Thursday morning.

The accused has been in custody since his arrest on Monday night.

Specialist police swooped to make the arrest at a remote campsite in Arbuckle Junction, 280km north-east of Melbourne.

He appealed for anyone who had bought a similar one at that time to come forward.

Hill and Clay were last heard from on 20 March 2020 while camping in the Victorian Alps.Hill left his Drouin home a day earlier and picked up Clay from her home in Pakenham in his white Toyota LandCruiser.