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Search after Australian family shot dead Body found after Australia family shot dead
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Australian police are searching for a man after his wife and three children were shot dead at a rural farmhouse in New South Wales. Australian police searching for a man whose wife and three children were found shot dead in New South Wales have recovered a body from a dam.
Police said the bodies were discovered on Tuesday afternoon. The bodies of Kim Hunt, 44, her daughters Mia and Phoebe, eight and six, and 10-year-old son Fletcher were found by police on Tuesday afternoon.
Kim Hunt, 44, was found dead on a path behind the house. Her daughters Mia and Phoebe, eight and six, and 10-year-old son Fletcher were found inside. Police then began searching for Mrs Hunt's husband, Geoff, after his car was found abandoned near a dam.
Divers were now searching a nearby dam for Geoff Hunt, after his vehicle was found abandoned there, police said. The body of the man has not yet been identified.
"That is the focus of our investigation and our search today. But we are making no assumptions because we just don't want to rule anything in or out," said Wagga Wagga Police Superintendent Bob Noble. In a statement, New South Wales police said officers went to a home in Lockhart about 15:00 on Tuesday and found four bodies.
In a statement, New South Wales police said officers went to the property about 15:00 on Tuesday and found the bodies.
"While a post mortem will be conducted to formally establish the cause of their deaths, they are believed to have all suffered gunshot wounds.""While a post mortem will be conducted to formally establish the cause of their deaths, they are believed to have all suffered gunshot wounds."
Supt Noble described the crime scene as "horrific". On Wednesday police officers and divers began searching an area around a dam where Mr Hunt's vehicle had been found.
"I don't think even the most hardened professional could remain unmoved by what's out there," he said, adding that no weapon had been found. Divers entered the dam about 13:45 on Wednesday and recovered a body about half an hour later, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Wagga Wagga Police Superintendent Bob Noble described the crime scene at the Lockhart farmhouse as "horrific".
"I don't think even the most hardened professional could remain unmoved by what's out there," he said.
Local mayor Peter Yates told Australian media that the deaths had "devastated" the local community.Local mayor Peter Yates told Australian media that the deaths had "devastated" the local community.
"I know the family, they're a well-respected farming family and it's just so devastating. We are all saddened by it," he said."I know the family, they're a well-respected farming family and it's just so devastating. We are all saddened by it," he said.