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Extreme weather, treacherous terrain and dense vegetation can easily obscure trails and hide remains. There are also concerns that the region's isolation harbours illicit activities like illegal cannabis farms, which could potentially be linked to some disappearances.

Extreme weather, treacherous terrain and dense vegetation can easily obscure trails and hide remains. There are also concerns that the region's isolation harbours illicit activities like illegal cannabis farms, which could potentially be linked to some disappearances.

While tragic accidents are certainly possible given the risks, the repeated failure to find any trace of those who have gone missing fuelled suspicions that more sinister forces may be at work. Among High Country locals there are persistent tales of what they call Hill People, former miners who have retreated into the wilderness to live untouched by society.

While tragic accidents are certainly possible given the risks, the repeated failure to find any trace of those who have gone missing fuelled suspicions that more sinister forces may be at work. Among High Country locals there are persistent tales of what they call Hill People, former miners who have retreated into the wilderness to live untouched by society.

While tragic accidents are certainly possible given the risks, the repeated failure to find any trace of those who have gone missing fuelled suspicions that more sinister forces may be at work. Among High Country locals there are persistent tales of what they call Hill People, former miners who have retreated into the wilderness to live untouched by society.

As detectives investigated the disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay, there was one character who kept recurring in their information reports. The so-called Button Man. Described as an elderly but athletic man, the Button Man had wiry, weathered skin covered in tattoos and bone-stretched earlobes that gave him an otherworldly appearance.

As detectives investigated the disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay, there was one character who kept recurring in their information reports. The so-called Button Man. Described as an elderly but athletic man, the Button Man had wiry, weathered skin covered in tattoos and bone-stretched earlobes that gave him an otherworldly appearance.

As detectives investigated the disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay, there was one character who kept recurring in their information reports. The so-called Button Man. Described as an elderly but athletic man, the Button Man had wiry, weathered skin covered in tattoos and bone-stretched earlobes that gave him an otherworldly appearance.

He had established a camp on a remote mountainside which allowed him to observe visitors entering the park and keep count of each one by building stone pyramids to mark their passage. The reports painted the picture of an unsettling figure who appeared to take pleasure in intimidating campers and hikers.

He had established a camp on a remote mountainside which allowed him to observe visitors entering the park and keep count of each one by building stone pyramids to mark their passage. The reports painted the picture of an unsettling figure who appeared to take pleasure in intimidating campers and hikers.

He had established a camp on a remote mountainside which allowed him to observe visitors entering the park and keep count of each one by building stone pyramids to mark their passage. The reports painted the picture of an unsettling figure who appeared to take pleasure in intimidating campers and hikers.

The button man's moniker came from his traditional bushcraft of fashioning buttons from deer bones and antlers. Witnesses reported he had an unnerving gaze and could, quote, easily dispose of bodies. His reputation grew through reports of disconcerting encounters. The button man's interactions with campers followed a pattern.

The button man's moniker came from his traditional bushcraft of fashioning buttons from deer bones and antlers. Witnesses reported he had an unnerving gaze and could, quote, easily dispose of bodies. His reputation grew through reports of disconcerting encounters. The button man's interactions with campers followed a pattern.

The button man's moniker came from his traditional bushcraft of fashioning buttons from deer bones and antlers. Witnesses reported he had an unnerving gaze and could, quote, easily dispose of bodies. His reputation grew through reports of disconcerting encounters. The button man's interactions with campers followed a pattern.

He would silently materialise at their campfires, steer conversations to troubling topics and sometimes offer to show off his axe collection. His presence was felt even when unseen, as local bushmen found their hidden firewood supplies and food rations raided overnight. More and more stories spread. A sleeping marine had woken to find a tent erected noiselessly beside him during the night.

He would silently materialise at their campfires, steer conversations to troubling topics and sometimes offer to show off his axe collection. His presence was felt even when unseen, as local bushmen found their hidden firewood supplies and food rations raided overnight. More and more stories spread. A sleeping marine had woken to find a tent erected noiselessly beside him during the night.

He would silently materialise at their campfires, steer conversations to troubling topics and sometimes offer to show off his axe collection. His presence was felt even when unseen, as local bushmen found their hidden firewood supplies and food rations raided overnight. More and more stories spread. A sleeping marine had woken to find a tent erected noiselessly beside him during the night.

Another camper woke to find mysterious photographs on their mobile phone's camera roll. Others found inexplicable ski tracks leading from their campsite away into the alpine distance. Detectives working the hill and clay case were able to track down the almost mythic character to his camp and found him to be quite different from the stories that had sprung up about him.

Another camper woke to find mysterious photographs on their mobile phone's camera roll. Others found inexplicable ski tracks leading from their campsite away into the alpine distance. Detectives working the hill and clay case were able to track down the almost mythic character to his camp and found him to be quite different from the stories that had sprung up about him.

Another camper woke to find mysterious photographs on their mobile phone's camera roll. Others found inexplicable ski tracks leading from their campsite away into the alpine distance. Detectives working the hill and clay case were able to track down the almost mythic character to his camp and found him to be quite different from the stories that had sprung up about him.