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Two people found dead on walking track near Great Ocean Road

By Alex Crowe and Lachlan Abbott
Updated

Two people were found dead on a walking track near a beach in the Great Otway National Park in south-west Victoria on Friday.

A passerby discovered the bodies of a man and woman near Wreck Beach about 10.45am.

Wreck Beach Walk, Great Otway National Park.

Wreck Beach Walk, Great Otway National Park.

Police cordoned off the scene in Gellibrand Lower near the Great Ocean Road and Twelve Apostles.

In an initial statement, police said the circumstances of the deaths were yet to be determined, but they weren’t searching for anyone else in connection to the incident.

In an update later on Friday afternoon, police said they were not treating either death as suspicious.

Police tape set up at the Wreck Beach carpark near the Twelve Apostles on the south-west Victorian coast.

Police tape set up at the Wreck Beach carpark near the Twelve Apostles on the south-west Victorian coast.Credit: Nine News

“Police will prepare a report for the coroner,” a spokesperson said.

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