THE POLICE OPERATION IN VICTORIA'S HIGH COUNTRY:

* Two officers were killed on Tuesday at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300km northeast of Melbourne, in an alleged ambush

*The officers have been identified as a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable

*A detective was also seriously injured and is undergoing surgery

* The officers were ambushed by the alleged perpetrator who is believed to be a sovereign citizen

* He has remains at large and is heavily armed

*Authorities are searching for the man's wife and two children but he was not seen heading into the bush with them

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* The man was known to police and is described as a "very dangerous person"

* Authorities have urged the public to stay away as police swarm the area, near the popular tourist

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