Series of missing hikers in Victoria's high country could help case of Russell Hill and Carol Clay

Warren Meyer, 57, vanished in the Dom Dom Saddle Park in Victoria in 2008 Warren Meyer vanished without a trace after telling his family he was going on a bushwalk in the Dom Dom Saddle park in Fernshaw, Victoria, on Easter Sunday, 2008 Police are trying to piece together the disappearances of several hikers within the same region as a missing couple that has baffled authorities. Russell Hill's friend Rob Ashlin believes the couple were murdered in their sleeping bags Mr Hill's white Toyota Landcruiser was found with minor fire damage at their burnt campsite near Dry River Creek Track in the valley on March 21 Mr Hill's $2,000 drone was missing the scorched scene, along with phones, car keys and bank cards The drone was missing by the time police arrived on the scene, along with their phones that likely had cameras attached - suggesting the couple may have accidentally filmed the armed hunters. Russell Hill and Carol Clay were last heard from on March 20, with Mr Hill's wife unaware he was travelling with another woman The pair went missing in the Wonnangatta Valley, more than 200km north east of Melbourne As they sat around the fire, they saw a person standing at the edge of the light, staring at them. It was found with minor fire damage at their burnt campsite near Dry River Creek Track in the valley on March 21 Mr Ashlin had been camping with Mr Hill on a number of occasions, and described his friend as 'cautious' The charred scene was a pile of blackened chairs, tent material and gas bottles, but Mr Hill was an experienced camper and would never have made a campfire close to the tend or anything flammable. Mr Hill had left his Drouin home on March 19 for a camping trip along the Dargo River in Victoria's northeast and planned to leave the region on March 26 The drone remains missing despite an extensive search that ended on April 6 without anyone finding a trace of them.