Police Probe Sudden Death In Normanton

A body has been located during the search for a missing 33-year-old Normanton man.

Around 7.10pm Tuesday, March 26, a body was located in the Norman River.

A number of specialist police have been deployed to Normanton to further the investigation and police are awaiting the results of a postmortem to determine the cause of death.

At 11.45am on Monday, March 25, a vehicle belonging to the missing man was located near Jim Whyte Bridge on the Norman River. Police commenced a search for the missing man utilising boats and two helicopters and a ground search was made of the surrounding area. The search continued on March 26, when the body of the missing man was located around 7.10pm.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

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.

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