Missing couple found

LOCAL search efforts to find a couple missing in the Grampians were called off on Monday afternoon when the pair were located near Mount Victory Road and Glenelg River Road in Halls Gap. Western Region Division 2 Southern Grampians Local Area Commander inspector, Steve Thompson, and Hamilton Police sergeant, Rex Habel, said local police, SES, DELWP, and Parks Victoria services had been looking for the couple. Photo: LARA FITZPATRICK.

By Macey Sanders

December 20, 2022 | 4:00 PM

A COUPLE who were reported as missing in the Grampians on Sunday evening will get to spend Christmas with their families after they were located safe and well in Halls Gap on Monday afternoon.

The pair were located near Mount Victory Road and Glenelg River Road in the vicinity of the Moora Moora Reservoir after the woman walked through bushland to seek help, leaving the male with their bogged Toyota Hilux.