Accused cop killer hiding in hail, blizzard conditions

A dangerous fugitive accused of killing two police officers confronts 115km/s winds and bitter cold blizzard conditions in the wild nature of Victoria’s high country.

The defendant’s armed disadvantage remains in general on Tuesday after a deadly conflict in a property in Porpunkah, about 300 km northeast of Melbourne.

56 -year -old Freeman, 59 -year -old Detective’s leading Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35 allegedly killed Bushland fled to Bushland.

The difficult conditions affected the search effort with a violent air warning for the region.

Officers passed a storm, rain eyelashes and full rural town on Friday afternoon.

Conditions are expected to deteriorate in the evening with the estimation of damaging winds and snow storm -like conditions for parts of the eastern ranges.

“We can see the conditions of snow storm where these strong winds meet with snow, especially in the eastern Alpine regions of Victoria,” Meteorological Bureau Miriam Bradbury said. He said.

“This snow storm can produce white output conditions about our Alpin regions, especially today, entering tomorrow.”

Victoria’s Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch said that wind speeds will exceed 100km/s.

“We have not seen such an important weather event for several years,” he said to journalists in the afternoon.

“This will continue to make the conditions very difficult for the police incident around Porpunkah.”

Officers continue to clean the mines, caves and shelters in and around the small rural town while searching for Freeman, who has a survival experience and heavy armed.

Mike Bush, chief commissioner, said that more than 450 police officers deployed to Porpunkah as part of the search were used to work under harsh conditions.