Deaths of missing campers a 'tragic accident' amid struggle for gun, knife: Defence

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn admits to hiding and burning the bodies of high school sweethearts Russell Hill and Carol Clay but says their deaths were a "tragic accident" during separate struggles over a gun and a knife.

Greg Lynn arrives at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne.

The trial for a former Jetstar pilot accused of murdering two campers has begun in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday.

Gregory Lynn has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, who vanished during a camping trip to the Wonnangatta Valley in Victoria’s alpine region in 2020.

Crown prosecutor Daniel Porceddu and defence barrister Dermot Dann KC will deliver their opening arguments today, summarising their cases and the evidence they expect to put before the jury.

Recap our live coverage from day one of the trial below.