Urgent search for a couple who vanished without a trace while on a four-wheel drive trip at one of Australia’s biggest national parks
- Couple who went four-wheel-driving in the Grampians National Park are missing
- Woman, 37, and man, 50, from Oakleigh East were expected to return on Sunday
- A search for their blue Toyota Hilux is being conducted by police and SES
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man and woman who are missing in the Grampians.
Officers have been told the pair set off to go four-wheel driving from Oakleigh East on Friday.
It was expected they would return on Sunday evening, in time to pick up their dogs from family.
The 50-year-old man from Murrumbeena and 37-year-old woman from Oakleigh East last made contact with a family member on Saturday 17 December when they sent a photo of themselves in the vicinity of Glenelg River Road around 8.20pm.
Police Air Wing, search and rescue officers and SES personnel are searching for the couple in the Grampians National Park in Victoria
This is the last known contact from the pair.
Emergency services were notified late yesterday after they failed to pick up their pets and didn’t return home.
Officers are concerned for their welfare as the area is isolated, densely vegetated and the roads are boggy.
Police are also looking for their car, a blue Toyota Hilux registration LIACOS.
It is unknown whether the couple have access to food and water.
Police Air Wing along with local officers on the ground, Search and Rescue police supported by State Emergency Services personnel will be searching the area today.
Anyone who sights the pair is urged to call Triple Zero (000) or with information the community is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 000.
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