Cindy Bohan and Trevor Salvado have been found after spending four nights missing at Mount Buffalo in Victoria. Cindy Bohan and Trevor Salvado have been found after spending four nights missing at Mount Buffalo in Victoria.... A Melbourne couple missing for four days in thick bushland in Victoria’s alpine region has described the whole saga as “lovely”. Trevor Salvado, 60, and Jacinta Bohan, 58, were found by a kayaker just after 11am at Buffalo River. They disappeared after hiking at Mount Buffalo on Friday. After being reunited with their worried family, the couple was taken to hospital as a precaution and then spoke to media outside this afternoon. Despite being lost and enduring frosty overnight conditions, Mr Salvado said the past four days had been “serenity”. “It was lovely,” he told a bemused press pack, saying he and his wife — who are experienced hikers — were confident they would be fine. “We were sensible. We kept calm and rational. That’s what helped us out. “We knew we weren’t far away from people and help but we had about a 250-foot drop in front of us. It took a few days to work out if we could get down there and then decide, yep, we’ll walk out.” Ms Bohan said they could hear the sound of people in the distance yesterday — a speed boat and a helicopter — and knew that help was near. “We knew that people were probably really worried that we’re injured and yet we weren’t. It wasn’t great but we were comfortable.” MISSING HIKERS FOUND: Trevor and Cindy are out of hospital with a clean bill of health after going missing for 4 nights on Mount Buffalo. What an incredible story of survival #7newsmelb pic.twitter.com/asMG1CuSjr — Teegan Dolling (@tdolling) March 12, 2019 They were rescued about 9km from where they parked their car on Friday morning. Earlier today, Mr Salvado was filmed smiling as he walked out of an ambulance. His wife was wheeled out on a stretcher behind him. The Party Games newsletter Get your political briefing from news.com.au's political editor Samantha Maiden. Sign up The Party Games newsletter Success! Check your inbox for details. See all newsletters The couple were doing “amazingly very well”, Ms Bohan’s sister Maria told ABC Radio Melbourne. The discovery today comes after emergency agencies significantly expanded the search for the experienced hikers, with a team of 150 searchers involving CFA, police, SES, bush search and rescue crews, and dogs. Victorian Bush Search and Rescue spokesman Peter Campbell earlier today said teams were revisiting parts of the rugged terrain and venturing further out in case the duo wandered off a track. “The search area’s expanded significantly,” Mr Campbell told ABC radio. “There’s a lot of rock features up here. There’s some very pleasant day walks and some easy tracks but there’s some more difficult tracks as well. “There’s also large boulder complexes, which can be quite hard to see into from above, so we’ve got teams going in to search paths around there.” Mr Campbell said the weather was mild and good for searching, after some rain on Monday. Yesterday, relatives of the couple made an emotional plea for their return as rescue efforts ramped up. The couple spent four nights in frosty conditions, with the temperature dropping to five degrees on Monday morning. Officers on horseback and foot plus a police helicopter were looking for the experienced hikers. The search effort 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 was 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. Difficult terrain was making it hard for crews to make their way through the search area and aircrews were searching day and night, Insp Arbuthnot said yesterday. “(The couple has) been coming to this area for a long time, they are familiar with the conditions here and know the area quite well,” she said. “We are still treating it as a missing person case.” On Monday 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. “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.” The couple’s other children, Isaac, 23, and Rachel, 19, have gathered at the search post waiting for news. Ms Bohan’s sister, Maria Bohan, said the pair’s large extended family had come together to support each other 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.” Speaking earlier, police Sergeant Martin Torpey shared a theory about what might have happened to the hikers. “It’s quite treacherous and there are some ravines with a steep drop,” he told the Herald Sun. “We think one may have fell and the other has gone down to help them. It’s rare that two would go missing.”<doc-sep>Essendon couple Trevor Salvado and Jacinda Bohan failed to return from a bushwalk in Victoria’s high country on Friday. Credit:ninevms The search for an Essendon couple missing in Victoria's high country has been called off for the night, three days since they were last seen. A police-led search on foot, helicopter and horseback has failed to find Trevor Salvado, 60, and Jacinda Bohan, 58, who haven't been seen since they left to go hiking on Mount Buffalo on Friday morning. The missing couple are described as experienced hikers.<doc-sep>
Two missing experienced hikers have spent a third night in Victoria’s alpine region with authorities to resume the search at daybreak. The police helicopter, officers on horseback and dozens of other people are expected to return to Mount Buffalo on Monday to find Trevor Salvado, 60, and Jacinda Bohan, 58. The Essendon couple were due to meet friends for an annual long weekend getaway but were last seen on Cherry Lane caravan park in Bright in their Skoda car on Friday. The husband and wife had been due to return from a bushwalk at Reservoir Track on Mount Buffalo about midday but did not return. The car, registered 1AN 6RT, has since been found. Inspector Kerrie Hicks told reporters at the national park the pair had been hiking earlier in the week and may have told someone where else they wanted to go. “They are really fit, strong hikers and well-experienced at hiking in the area,” she said. Friend Mario De Vuono said the nature-loving husband and wife did “like to get out and adventure into the tracks”. “They are usually very well-prepared when they go out. It is very out-of- character for them not to return. We are hopeful for a good outcome,” he told Nine News Melbourne. Mr Salvado has short grey hair, blue eyes, grey moustache, a fair complexion, stands about 183cm tall and has a medium build. Ms Bohan is about 170 cm tall, with a thin build, light brown/blonde short hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion.