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Body found after Australia family shot dead Body found after Australian family shot dead
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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. Australian police have recovered a body and a gun from a dam near a rural New South Wales farmhouse where a woman and her three children were found dead.
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.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.
Police then began searching for Mrs Hunt's husband, Geoff, after his car was found abandoned near a dam. The fifth body has not been identified but police have discontinued the search for Mrs Hunt's husband, Geoff.
The body of the man has not yet been identified. Police divers recovered the body during their search on Wednesday afternoon.
"We have five dead people. We believe they were all members of the same family," Wagga Wagga Police Superintendent Bob Noble said.
"There's nothing to lend us to believe that there are any other victims or persons of interest."
'Devastated'
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 a home in Lockhart about 15:00 on Tuesday and found four 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."
On Wednesday police officers and divers began searching an area around a dam where Mr Hunt's vehicle had been found. During their search, police found Mr Hunt's car near the dam.
Divers entered the dam about 13:45 on Wednesday and recovered a body about half an hour later, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Supt Noble earlier described the crime scene at the Lockhart farmhouse as "horrific".
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."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.