Two bodies found in Victorian high country by hikers

Separately, Tasmanian police confirm death of woman in drowning incident in Franklin River and rescue of 11 stranded hikers

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Emergency services are working to recover the bodies of two women who died in the Victorian high country.

The bodies of the women were found by hikers near a remote hut at Nelse, about 400km north-east of Melbourne, on Friday afternoon. Their deaths are not considered to be suspicious, police said.