Body found in ruins of Loch Sport house Surprise in the line of fire By ABC online - 6th March 2001 - Back to News Tell us your opinion See what others have said Police investigating a house fire at Loch Sport on the Gippsland coast have found a body in the ruins.
The Victoria Street residence was destroyed by the fire and a man in his 60s was later found a short distance away with severe burns.
He was treated at the scene by ambulance officers before being flown to Melbourne where he remains in a critical condition.
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