Chermside, Brisbane: Body discovered in a creek near major Westfield shopping centre

A body has been found in a creek beside a busy Westfield shopping centre in Brisbane as police declare a crime scene. 

The body was pulled from Downfall Creek along Murphy Road, near a Westfield shopping centre at Chermside, at about 11:30am on Thursday. 

Construction workers at a building site beside the creek are believed to have discovered the body and notified police. 

A Queensland Police spokeswoman said they believed it was a man. 

‘A member of the public called it in to us,’ she said.

‘The area has now been declared a crime scene.’

Images from the scene show a team of firefighters in lifejackets standing beside the creek as well as plain-clothed detectives, QFES workers and paramedics. 

Investigations are continuing into whether the death is suspicious. 

Members of the public have been urged to avoid the area. 

More to come.