Gruesome discovery as tourist found dead in Bali water tank

Gruesome scenes have unfolded at a storage tank in Bali, with police now launching a murder probe into the death of a tourist.

Gruesome scenes have unfolded at a storage tank in Bali, with police now launching a murder probe into the death of a tourist.

According to local media, an unidentified man’s body was found in a water tank at a lodging house on Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai, Jimbaran, Badung, Bali, with authorities now investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

It is unclear where the foreign national is from, however initial unconfirmed local reports said the man was Australian.

According to local media outlet The Bali Times, the body was found by a maintenance worker who informed the owner of the lodging house.

It is alleged the male victim was found naked inside the empty water tank and covered in wounds.

The search team behind the body retrieval. Picture: Asia Pacific Press

The discovery was allegedly found by a maintenance worker conducting routine work on site Picture: Asia Pacific Press

A spokesperson from Denpasar Police said the discovery was initially mistaken for a mannequin, before an additional search revealed it to be a human body.

“After checking again, it turned out to be a human body and the repairman immediately informed the owner of the house,” the spokesperson said.

“The results of the crime scene investigation found the man was without clothes and had abrasions on the left knee, right chest, lower left chest, and the left waist.”

“The body was found unclothed, and the water tank was completely dry,” Coordinator of the Bali Search and Rescue (Basarnas) team, Bayu Arya Wiraga, added.

The man was discovered naked and covered in wounds inside the empty reservoir at a lodging house. Picture: Asia Pacific Press

Police launched a murder probe after a tourist was found dead in a water storage tank in Bali. Picture: Asia Pacific Press

Wiraga said the investigation into the cause of death continues, and the deceased had been transferred to Prof. Ngoerah Hospital “for further handling”.

According to one resident of the property, who did not want to be named, some tenants at the lodge claimed they had seen a “suspicious” hooded figure wearing dark clothes the night before the body was discovered, The Bali Times reported.

News.com.au contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, who said they were unable to comment on the investigation at this time.

“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade stands ready to provide consular assistance to any Australian citizen, should they request it,” the statement read.

“Owing to our privacy obligations we cannot provide further comment.”