Australia Christos Pittas, 70, Last seen Dinner Plain, Victoria 13th May 2022

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Search for missing Melbourne grandfather enters sixth day

A Melbourne man who went missing in Victoria's high country last week has still not been found, with the desperate search now entering the sixth day.

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Grim details about desperate search emerge

A grandfather missing in Victoria’s high country may have simply lost his way as more tragic details about the desperate search emerge.

www.perthnow.com.au

Hope for a grandfather who went missing in Victoria’s high country is faltering as the search enters a sixth day following freezing overnight conditions.

As many as 120 police, SES and other volunteers have been searching for lost bushwalker Christos Pittas since Friday, who went missing near Dinner Plain after venturing into the wilderness to find emus.

The 70-year-old Greensborough man was last seen wearing a long-sleeve jumper and pants but there are fears he was not appropriately dressed for the perilous weather conditions that set in overnight.

The region was struck by snow and considerable wind, dragging the ‘feels like’ gauge down to as low as -12°C around midnight.

 

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Police wind back search for missing 70-year-old man near Mount Hotham

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In a statement Victoria Police said it was winding back the search after the extreme weather and snowfalls across the search area. [snip] Victoria Police said the continuation of the search would be assessed at the end of each day.