Overview
- Forest Fire Management Victoria crews located 61-year-old Troy Milne near Buchan around 5 p.m. Thursday after responding to a blaze near Kirby Cross Track.
- Police said he had been without insulin, became disoriented, and is believed to have turned off the highway before getting lost in rugged country.
- His 2007 Jeep Wrangler had bottomed out on rough terrain, leading him to light a fire to attract help.
- He was found dehydrated and was taken to hospital for treatment and observation.
- The nine-day, multi-agency search spanned east Gippsland with sightings reported in Sale, Bairnsdale, Omeo and Swifts Creek and CCTV on the Great Alpine Road, and police and family described the outcome as remarkable.