The first victim of the East Gippsland fires has been named as Mick Roberts, a great-grandfather who was found dead in his Buchan home.
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| Fires have burned more than 500,000 hectares in East Gippsland |
The 67-year-old has been remembered as a “town legend” after his body was discovered on Wednesday morning by his nephew, Jason.
Serious concerns were raised for Mr Roberts’ whereabouts after his family failed to reach him when ferocious fires swept through more than 230,000 hectares in Victoria’s east on New Years Eve.
His niece Leah Parson issued a statement on the East Gippsland fire season 2019-2020 Facebook page on Wednesday, confirming his death.
Read the story from The New Daily by Christiane Barro - “‘My favourite uncle’: Mick Roberts named as first victim of East Gippsland fires.”
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