Police reveal new detail as SES scour property where woman fell in septic tank

Dozens of State Emergency Service volunteers have spent the morning scouring a property where an 88-year-old woman was found dead in a septic tank on Monday.

SES at the scene after a woman died after falling into a sceptic tank on Brookbent Road, Pallara. PICTURE: Adam Head

Dozens of State Emergency Service volunteers have spent the morning scouring a property where an 88-year-old woman was found in a septic tank on Monday.

The woman, described by a family friend as “kind and quiet”, was reported missing by her son on Sunday before her body was found in the tank on the 3.5ha Pallara property in Brisbane’s south.

SES volunteers at the property at 169 Brookbent Road, Pallara. Pics Adam Head

It has been revealed that police believe the tank cover had been removed due to recent heavy rain and the woman may have accidentally fallen in while walking on the property.

SES volunteers at the property at 169 Brookbent Road, Pallara. Pics Adam Head

About 40 SES members descended on the Pallara property on Wednesday morning where they spent three hours searching the yard and bush surrounding the double-storey brick home.

Police at the scene where an 88 year old lady died after falling into a sceptic tank in Pallara. Picture: Liam Kidston

A police media spokesman said the incident was still deemed non-suspicious and the SES search was part of a “finalisation of the investigation”.

Emergency crews were first called to the scene about 3pm on Sunday after the woman was reported missing.

SES volunteers at the property at 169 Brookbent Road, Pallara. Pics Adam Head

It’s believed she fell into the tank earlier that day.

The property at Brookbent Rd remained a crime scene on Wednesday afternoon and family weren’t home.