Body found in Caniambo in search for missing Ballarat man Gary Butt
A body has been found on a rural property east of Shepparton, believed to be connected to a search for a missing Ballarat man.
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A body has been found as police search for an elderly Ballarat man who was last seen in Shepparton in September.
The body, which is yet to be formally identified, was found on a Caniambo property on Monday, November 4.
Caniambo is 20km northwest of Violet Town.
A large scale search was conducted along the Midland Hwy at Shepparton East in October to find Mr Butt.
Mr Butt, who had dementia, had been missing from Ballarat since September 22 after leaving his home at Golden Point at 9am.
Mr Butt was seen on CCTV at the Shepparton train station at 10pm that night, and again on CCTV from the Midland Hwy near Doyles Rd about an hour later.
Items including a green bag containing Mr Butt’s personal belongings were found near the Midland Hwy and Central Ave on October 16.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and police will prepare a report for the coroner.
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