Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waning

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ast month Dezi Freeman fled into the thick bushland of Victoria’s high country. Despite 450 police officers, members of the Australian defence force, paramilitary vehicles and helicopters tracking the fugitive, he has managed to keep hiding.