Body found in livestock treatment tank on NSW property
Quick Look
- Police launched an investigation after a body was found partially submerged in a livestock treatment tank on a property near Terragon, northern New South Wales, on Monday morning.
- The gender of the deceased is unknown, and a post-mortem examination is scheduled for this week.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Police were called to a property on Kyogle Road at Terragon after a body was found submerged in a tank used to treat livestock for ticks and other parasites. A crime scene was established overnight.
An investigation has been launched after a body was found partially submerged in a trough on a northern New South Wales property.
Police were called to the property on Kyogle Road at Terragon at about 11:20am on Monday.
Police said the body was found submerged in a a tank used to treat livestock for ticks and other parasites.
A crime scene was established overnight at the property, which is about 20 kilometres south-west of Murwillumbah.
Emergency services planned to remove the body earlier today.
The gender of the deceased is unknown. A post-mortem examination is set to be conducted this week to determine their identity and cause of death.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Identity of the deceased will be determined through post-mortem examination
Very likely · Within weeks
Cause of death will be established following forensic examination
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the identity of the deceased?
- What is the cause of death?
- How long had the body been in the tank?
- Was foul play involved?