NSW Police can confirm an item located in a bag near Goulburn yesterday is not human remains.
About 12.50pm (Sunday 9 August 2026), police were called to Wolgon Road, near Oallen Ford Road, Oallen, about 61km south of Goulburn, following reports from members of the public that human remains had been located inside a bag.
Officers attached to The Hume Police District responded and located a bag, with what was believed to be the remains of a female, on the side of the road.
Initial investigations were undertaken by forensic officers at the scene.
The item was retained in the bag and sent for forensic examination at the Forensic Medicine laboratory.
Following forensic examinations, this morning, police confirmed the item located in the bag was a life like doll, wearing clothing, with hair and a nose piercing. The item also had markings that resembled bruises and grazes.
Investigations have concluded.
