Fresh twist in case of missing hikers who disappeared after going on a secret camping trip

An 'oddball loner' living in the Victorian Alps was questioned by police as officers continue to hunt for clues in the disappearance of two campers. Mr Hill, who didn't tell his wife he was going away with long-time friend Ms Clay, went missing with the devoted grandmother in Victoria's Gippsland Valley. Carol Clay, 73, was once the President of the Country Women's Association of Victoria, and went missing with experienced bushman Russell Hill The pair went missing in the Wonnangatta Valley, more than 200km north east of Melbourne He is known to spend long periods in a remote bush camp, and was recently visited in Mansfield by missing persons investigators, the Herald Sun reported. A burnt out campsite was found in remote bushland in Victoria's Wonnangatta Valley after the friends went missing on March 19 Friends of devoted grandmother Carol Clay were surprised to learn she had gone camping with one close friend describing her as a glamour queen The mystery man is said to roam the High Country for weeks at a time, using a remote base camp near a weather station called 'The Crossroads'. Mr Hill's wife Robyn, 71, said her husband had been friendly with Carol Clay for decades but had no idea they were travelling together when he went missing Acting Sergeant Scott Wilkinson who was part of the team looking for the pair, said the search was substantial, but ultimately fruitless.