Horror as a dead body is found in a pond at a popular botanic garden in Brisbane

Horror as a dead body is found in a pond at a popular botanic garden

  • A man’s body has been found at the Brisbane Botanic City Gardens on Sunday
  • Police divers pulled the body from the water with detectives now investigating
  • The man has not been identified and it’s unclear when it entered the pond

A man’s body has been discovered in a pond at the Brisbane Botanic City Gardens with police called in to investigate the grisly scene.

Detectives and forensic crews were called to the popular park on Alice St in the River City just after 1pm on Sunday, as divers and water police assisted to pull the body from the water.

Queensland police have confirmed the incident is being treated as suspicious but the man has not been formally identified and the suspected cause of death is not yet known.

Investigators spent the afternoon scouring the potential crime scene located less than 100m away from the Riverside Sunday market.

Nearby shrubs were searched for evidence along with plants lining the pond. 

It remains unclears how the long the body had been in the water but Acting Inspector Mick Ackery said it’s possible the man may have been in the pond for several days.

Anyone who may have any information is urged to contact police immediately.

A body has been discovered in a pond at the Brisbane Botanic City Gardens with police investigating the grisly scene

Investigators at the scene where a body was discovered are pictured on the edge of the water

Investigators at the scene where a body was discovered are pictured on the edge of the water

Pictured: Divers and water police assisted to pull the man's body from the water

Pictured: Divers and water police assisted to pull the man’s body from the water

Detectives and forensic crews were called to the popular park on Alice St in the River City just after 1pm on Sunday

Detectives and forensic crews were called to the popular park on Alice St in the River City just after 1pm on Sunday

Investigators spent the afternoon scouring the potential crime scene located less than 100m away from the Riverside Sunday market

Investigators spent the afternoon scouring the potential crime scene located less than 100m away from the Riverside Sunday market

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