Mountain hikers who went missing in frosty conditions are found after three days 

Two hikers who went missing in frosty conditions have been found alive.  

Experienced hikers Trevor Salvado, 60, and Jacinda Bohan, 58, disappeared from Mount Buffalo, in Victoria’s alpine region on Friday.

The couple spent three nights in frosty conditions, with the temperature dropping to five degrees on Monday morning.  

Friends and family were holding out hope the couple would be found.

Ms Bohan’s sister Maria Bohan said the pair’s large extended family were supporting one another during a difficult time.

‘We’ve been getting loads of messages and good old-fashioned prayers,’ Ms Bohan said.

‘We’ve got a big team behind us, and we can’t speak more highly of the police.’ 

The couple’s son Nathan said he last spoke to his parents on Wednesday or Thursday and they told him they’d be gone for a few days.

The couple have spent three nights in frosty conditions, with the temperature dropping to five degrees on Monday morning

The couple’s son Nathan (pictured) said he last spoke to his parents on Wednesday or Thursday and they told him they’d be gone for a few days

‘Come home please. I miss you,’ he told reporters on the sidelines of the search on Monday.

‘We’re looking for you. We’re trying the best we can.’ 

Officers on horseback and foot as well as a police helicopter have been looking for them, and the search effort was doubled in size on Monday, with more than 100 search and rescue personnel working their way through the rugged terrain.

Inspector Joy Arbuthnot said the Essendon couple were due to meet friends for an annual long weekend getaway and were last seen at a caravan park in Bright in their Skoda car on Friday.

They were due back from a bushwalk at Reservoir Track, on Mount Buffalo, around midday but did not return. Their car has since been found abandoned.

Ms Bohan’s sister Maria Bohan (pictured) said the pair’s large extended family are supporting one another during a difficult time