Reported body in Mt Colah park turns out to be mannequin

There has been a surprising development after police responded to reports of a body discovered in bushland.

Police are investigating the death at Mt Colah. Picture: Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

Reports of a body found in bushland north of Sydney turned out to be a mannequin, according to police.

NSW Police were investigating reports of the grim discovery at Berry Park in Mount Colah at 3.20pm on Saturday.

Responding officers did indeed find a lifeless body, but it was not a corpse.

“Emergency services were called to a park on Myall Road, Mount Colah, following reports of a body being found,” NSW Police said in a statement.

“It has now been confirmed as a mannequin. There is no further police action.”

It was unclear how the mannequin came to be in the bushland and whether it was placed deliberately.

Originally published as Reported body in Mt Colah park turns out to be mannequin