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| Body found after Australian family shot dead | Body found after Australian family shot dead |
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| 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. | 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. |
| The fifth body has not been identified but police have discontinued the search for Mrs Hunt's husband, Geoff. | The fifth body has not been identified but police have discontinued the search for Mrs Hunt's husband, Geoff. |
| Police divers recovered the body during their search on Wednesday afternoon. | 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. | "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." | "There's nothing to lend us to believe that there are any other victims or persons of interest." |
| 'Devastated' | '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," they said. | |
| Mrs Hunt's body was found on a path behind the farmhouse, while her children's bodies were discovered inside the house. | |
| During their search, police also found Mr Hunt's car near a dam not far from the property. It was from this dam that the fifth body was recovered on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| Supt Noble said the body had "significant injuries which were not inconsistent" with the other four bodies. | |
| Local media also reported evidence of a suicide note but police declined to comment. | |
| Supt Noble earlier described the crime scene at the Lockhart farmhouse as "horrific". | Supt Noble earlier 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. |