Mackay marina: Body inside car found in Queensland harbour

A body has been found inside a van drifting in the water at Mackay harbour.

The body of a man was discovered in the driver’s seat of the vehicle by workers just before 7am on Thursday.

The van has drifted with the current and is now wedged underneath an eight-tonne pontoon where it faces being crushed by the rising tide.  

A crane, three tow trucks and multiple emergency crews, including police, paramedics and firefighters, are reportedly racing to remove the vehicle from the water.

‘At the moment we’re still reviewing (CCTV) to see what time the car actually entered the water,’ Senior Sergeant Kyle Gould told the Courier Mail.

‘At the moment it’s still open to investigation… so we can’t make any determination,’ Senior Sergeant Gould said.

It is thought the van rolled down a ramp into the water.

A spokesperson for Queensland Police said: ‘Officers were called after 7am after the man’s body was found near Mackay Harbour.’

‘Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the sudden and non-suspicious death of a man in Mackay.’

In February, a body was found in a car at Harbour Beach in Mackay. 

Police said the February discovery was not suspicious.