Mystery surrounds deaths of two hikers as police work to confirm their identities

The enigma surrounding nan deaths of 2 hikers successful Victoria's precocious state has deepened pinch constabulary still incapable to place nan women.

A constabulary chopper and rescue squad made their measurement to an area adjacent Mount Bogong, nan state's highest mountain, this greeting to region nan bodies of nan 2 women which were past flown to Melbourne.

The brace was discovered by 2 hiking doctors earlier 1pm yesterday afternoon.

Police were incapable to scope nan brace yesterday owed to nan terrible conditions and were forced to campy astatine nan segment past night.

Mount Bogong nine president Keith Jackson said conditions could beryllium "extreme" connected nan mountain.

"They said nan upwind past week was really beautiful extreme," Jackson said.

"We person a hut up location and they stayed successful nan hut and didn't move because nan upwind was truthful bad."

"It's a beautiful situation to beryllium successful until it's not.

"When it's not, it's beautiful extreme."

Police are moving to place nan women, who are suspected to beryllium successful their 20s aliases 30s.

The area is only accessible by stepping pinch nan closest carpark much than 2 hours away.

The area was deed by gale unit winds and sub-zero temperatures past week.

Victoria Police Inspector Paul Hargreaves said nan 2 woman's bodies whitethorn person been location for 2 aliases 3 days earlier they were discovered.

"When you look astatine that play of 2 to 3 days, they are exceptionally difficult conditions, blizzard conditions you would telephone them," Hargreaves said.

"It's apt that nan 2 group person succumbed to nan upwind conditions, causing terrible hypothermia starring to their death."

Romana Hoffman from High-Country Hiking Tours said nan conditions connected nan upland could "change really quickly".

"Lots of group don't understand that," Hoffman said.

The calamity has prompted warnings from authorities successful nan state's precocious country.

"You've sewage to cognize what you're doing, you've sewage to beryllium prepared and you've sewage to person nan correct gear," Jackson said.

Police are urging anyone who has been successful nan area and noticed group looking disorientated to travel forward. 

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