Police discover body at rural Victorian property during search for missing man Gary Butt
The body of a man missing for six weeks has been found at a property in northeast Victoria.
Gary Butt, 73, left his home in the Ballarat suburb of Golden Point about 9am on Sunday, September 22 but never returned.
He was last seen was in the vicinity of the Shepparton Railway Station at 10pm that same day, which was captured on CCTV.
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The discovery was made at a property in Caniambo, a small rural town 34 minutes east of Shepparton.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious and police will prepare a report for the coroner,” police said.
Police previously said Butt had no known connections to the Shepparton area so it was unclear why he was there.
He left home without his mobile phone, his medication and had limited food and clothing.
On October 16 a large-scale search was conducted along the Midland Hwy in Shepparton East.
Over 50 SES volunteers, police and Search and Rescue specialists were involved.
Originally published on 7NEWS
