Victor Harbor house fire leads to discover of man dead in backyard shed

Police are preparing a report for the coroner after a man’s body was found in the backyard of a Victor Harbor property.

A man has been found dead in a backyard shed after a house fire at Victor Harbor south of Adelaide on Saturday morning.

Emergency services were called to Somers Rd just before 3am after reports of a house fire.

Fire crews arrived to find the home completely engulfed in flames, but managed to quickly extinguish the blaze.

Following a search of the property, patrols found a man deceased in the back shed.

Police said his death was deemed not suspicious as was not linked to the fire. They will prepare a report for the coroner.

Fire technicians attended the scene to determine the cause of the fire, which was also not considered to be suspicious.

Originally published as Victor Harbor house fire leads to discover of man dead in backyard shed