Update: Sudden death, Maleny
Police are appealing for public assistance to identify a man who was located deceased in Obi Obi Creek at Maleny yesterday afternoon.
At this stage there is no obvious trauma to indicate third party involvement, however the cause of the death has yet to be determined.
The man is believed to have been aged between 20 and 40-years-old, around 174cm tall and weighing around 70kgs.
He is described as having brown or ginger coloured hair in a dreadlock style with shaven sides above the ears and was wearing blue and brown Lightning Bolt board shorts and boots (similar to image below).
He was also wearing a leather necklace with a rectangular blue stone medallion and a leather band wrapped around his wrist with tree of life type medallion.
Police are urging anyone who may know the identity of the man to contact Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
The man’s body was retrieved from Obi Obi Creek late yesterday afternoon after being discovered by a member of the public.
An initial assessment by a pathologist indicates that the man may have died up to a week ago.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
