Mystery surrounds deaths of two hikers as police work to confirm their identities

The mystery surrounding the deaths of two hikers in Victoria's high country has deepened with police still unable to identify the women.

A police helicopter and rescue squad made their way to an area near Mount Bogong, the state's highest mountain, this morning to remove the bodies of the two women which were then flown to Melbourne.

The pair was discovered by two hiking doctors before 1pm yesterday afternoon.

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Police were unable to reach the pair yesterday due to the severe conditions and were forced to camp at the scene last night.

Mount Bogong club president Keith Jackson said conditions could be "extreme" on the mountain.

"They said the weather last week was really pretty extreme," Jackson said.

"We have a hut up there and they stayed in the hut and didn't move because the weather was so bad."

"It's a beautiful environment to be in until it's not.

"When it's not, it's pretty extreme."

Police are working to identify the women, who are suspected to be in their 20s or 30s.

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The area is only accessible by walking with the closest carpark more than two hours away.

The area was hit by gale force winds and sub-zero temperatures last week.

Victoria Police Inspector Paul Hargreaves said the two woman's bodies may have been there for two or three days before they were discovered.

"When you look at that period of two to three days, they are exceptionally hard conditions, blizzard conditions you would call them," Hargreaves said.

"It's likely that the two people have succumbed to the weather conditions, causing severe hypothermia leading to their death."

Romana Hoffman from High-Country Hiking Tours said the conditions on the mountain could "change really quickly".

"Lots of people don't understand that," Hoffman said.

The tragedy has prompted warnings from authorities in the state's high country.

"You've got to know what you're doing, you've got to be prepared and you've got to have the right gear," Jackson said.

Police are urging anyone who has been in the area and noticed people looking disorientated to come forward.

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