Shocked tradesmen unearthed a body after arriving to work at a construction site south of Sydney.
Work has been halted following the gruesome discovery at the site in the Wollongong suburb of Unanderra on Thursday morning.
A worker at a neighboring business recalled hearing shouts of “stop” coming from the Nolan Street site, which is under the supervision of Chappell Building Systems.
“They started up a bulldozer and then I heard someone yelling ‘Stop, stop!'” Bob said. Illawarra Mercury.
“I didn’t think anything of it, but then, like, half an hour later, all these police cars showed up, the CID, the forensics, everyone else. There were about 20 police officers.
‘They all went down to the bank of the stream, where they were digging.’
Bob said officers wearing masks and gloves got down on their knees and dug up what appeared to be the body.
Ambulance crews also attended but were unable to revive the man.
Police were called to a Wollongong construction site where the body of a man was found on Tuesday morning.
Police unearthed the body near a creek at the scene, according to workers at nearby businesses.
North West police confirmed the body of a man was found at the scene in what appeared to be non-suspicious circumstances.
“On arrival, police located the body of a man who has not yet been formally identified,” a police spokesman said.
‘Officers attached to the Lake Illawarra Police District have established a crime scene.
‘Initial investigations suggest the death is not suspicious.’
The gruesome discovery was made by workers at the site on Thursday morning.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The site’s foreman declined to comment.
The site, which once housed a Bonds textile mill, was sold for $11.275 million in November 2022 to Hornby Property Investments Pty Ltd.
The old warehouse on the site housed a staff of more than 200 people until 2010, when Pacific Brands closed the facility.