MURRINDINDI: Search continues for Mark


Police were continuing at the weekend to search for missing Croydon man Mark in the Big River State Forest and around Frenchman’s Spur.
Local uniform members were assisted in Eildon by the Dog Squad, Solo Unit, Search and Rescue Squad, SES volunteers and the Wilderness Paramedics.
The search follows new information from a witness who may have passed Mark on Big River Road between 8.40am and 8.50am on August 17.
The witness told police that the man he saw was walking along the road approximately 250 metres west of Frenchman’s Campsite. The last confirmed sighting of the 62-year-old was at Frenchman’s Creek campground off Big River Road in about 8.30am on Sunday, August 17. Mark spoke to another camper about 10.30pm on Saturday night, and said he was intending to walk to Woods Point the next morning.