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Vic campers' bushland search wraps up

Victoria Police have ended their bushland search for remains of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay. (AAP)

A search of rugged bushland over the disappearance of Victorian campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill has wrapped up after human remains were found earlier this week.

Investigators found the remains in bushland near Dargo in the state's high country on Tuesday, after zeroing in on the crime scene on Sunday following 55-year-old Greg Lynn being charged with two counts of murder.

An excavator dumped dirt on a blue tarp before forensic officers sifted through it, setting any potential bone fragments aside.

The remains are yet to be formally identified, with results of DNA testing expected to take some time.

On Thursday afternoon, Victoria Police confirmed it had concluded its search of bushland north of Dargo.

The case has been one of the force's most high profile in recent years.

Mr Hill and Ms Clay were last heard from on March 20 last year when Mr Hill, an experienced outdoorsman, made a call via high-frequency radio saying he was at Wonnangatta Valley.

Campers found Mr Hill's car destroyed by fire at their campsite near Dry River Creek Track the following day.

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