Sunshine Coast police reveal more details of Maroochy River dead body
Police have revealed more details about the possessions of a man who was found dead in a popular Sunshine Coast waterway as the search for his loved ones goes international.
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Police have released details about a backpack a man was carrying before he was found dead in a popular Sunshine Coast waterway, in the hopes of finding his loved ones who may be overseas.
The man’s body was found by a member of the public about 8.15am on Thursday, November 30, near Bradman Ave and the Sunshine Motorway overpass bridge called the Talep Bridge in Maroochydore.
The last confirmed sighting of the man was at Maroochydore Bunnings about 5.30pm on November 27, where he was seen on CCTV carrying a blue backpack.
Sunshine Coast District CIB Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Duhig said police found a blue Australian Pacific Touring backpack on the river bank in the days after the man’s body was found.
“We’ve established that it appears to the same one as in the footage,” he said.
“It’s possible he’s been a tourist with APT before.”
The detective said the man may be from a British or European country.
“We’ve reached out to the federal police and Interpol,” Sgt Duhig said.
He said the Australian Federal Police were using facial recognition techniques to try and match the man with a passport photo.
Sgt Duhig said the backpack was in good condition and “fairly new”.
He said he was hoping a traveller may come forward with more information about the man’s identity.
The detective also said the man had surgery in his right knee and had pins in the joint.
“It’s consistent with surgery, it’s not recent, it’s well-scarred,” Sgt Duhig said.
Anyone with information should contact police via Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
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