A startling discovery was made by a passerby yesterday evening around 5:30 p.m. in Spring Mount Conservation Park. The individual stumbled upon human remains approximately five meters down a steep ravine, located just off a popular trail.

“The remains are significantly decomposed,” stated Detective Macrae. “I am quite certain that this individual was a victim of murder.”

The remains are set to undergo thorough forensic testing to gather more information and confirm details surrounding the identity and cause of death.

Detective Macrae elaborated on the circumstances leading to the find. “The person was walking along a bush track, initially distracted by local wildlife that drew their attention to the side of the trail. It was at that moment something unusual caught their eye, prompting further investigation, which led to the discovery of the remains.”

“It is a bush track they were walking along and it was actually some local wildlife they were looking at off to the side of the track which alerted them to look in that direction,” Macrae said.

“Then they saw something which caught their eye and they investigated and that’s when they found the remains.”

State Emergency Service volunteers and South Australia Police combed through the rugged terrain last night and today.

An Anzac Day march at Goolwa had to be called off due to the large number of police officers required for the investigation.

“The circumstances in which we found it makes us very confident that the person was unfortunately murdered,” Macrae said.

“The identity of the person is not yet known and will have to be formally conducted in the coming days.

“I’m confident that won’t take too long.”

Police will investigate any connection to Taskforce Southern.

The taskforce looked into the alleged southern suburbs drug-related murders of Trevor King, Robert Atkins and Jeff Mundy.

Large scale searches for Mundy have previously been conducted nearby at Myponga reservoir in 2023. 

Mundy was last seen in 2020 and is the only one yet to be found.

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