Greg Lynn trial: Russell Hill’s friend ‘almost fell on the floor’ when he heard of 20-year affair with Carol Clay, court told

Former pilot Greg Lynn has pleaded not guilty to murdering Russell Hill (L), 74, and Carol Clay (R), 73, who went missing in the Wonnangatta Valley area of the Victorian high country. Photograph: Victoria Police

A longtime friend of Russell Hill “almost fell on the floor” when he found out about Hill’s two-decade affair with Carol Clay, the Victorian supreme court has heard.

Robin Ashlin also said Hill loved the Wonnangatta Valley and did not mind sharing it with people, saying Hill was “happy as a pig in shit” camping there.