Pilot seeks bail ahead of retrial for camper's death

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 20:32 · Archive

Former airline pilot Greg Lynn is seeking bail ahead of a retrial over the death of elderly camper Carol Clay.

Greg Lynn, a 60-year-old former airline pilot, will appear before the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday for a bail application ahead of a retrial over the death of Carol Clay, 73. Ms Clay vanished while on a camping trip with Russell Hill, 74, in March 2020 in the remote Wonnangatta Valley in Victoria's High Country. Mr Lynn was arrested about 20 months later and charged with murdering both.

At a 2024 trial, he was found guilty of Ms Clay's murder but acquitted of Mr Hill's death. However, his conviction was overturned by a panel of three judges in the Court of Appeal late last year. The appeal judges found a substantial miscarriage of justice had occurred due to unfair actions taken by the prosecution.

Mr Lynn denies all charges and has long maintained that Ms Clay and Mr Hill died in a tragic accident. A new trial has been scheduled to begin in May next year before Justice Michael O'Connell.

How it is being reported

• Greg Lynn: Murder-accused pilot seeks bail ahead of retrial over death of Carol ClayA pilot accused of murdering an elderly woman while she was on a camping trip is fighting to be released from custody.Perth Now · 21 Oct, 20:02
• Greg Lynn: Murder-accused pilot seeks bail ahead of retrial over death of Carol ClayA pilot accused of murdering an elderly woman while she was on a camping trip is fighting to be released from custody.The West Australian · 21 Oct, 20:02

In this story: Greg Lynn · Carol Clay · Russell Hill · Victorian Supreme Court · Wonnangatta Valley · Victoria

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