- Police investigation into the cause of death.
- Found in a river near a popular CBD area
A police investigation is underway after a man’s body was recovered from the Yarra River, meters from the heart of Melbourne’s CBD.
The grim discovery was spotted in the water off Flinders Street’s Banana Alley district about 4pm on Tuesday.
The man’s body has not yet been formally identified.
Victoria Police are yet to determine the cause of death.
A man’s body was pulled from the Yarra River in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon.
Banana Alley near Flinders Street remained cordoned off as a crime scene on Tuesday night.
It is understood police may have been searching for a man who had attended a nightspot in the surrounding area and had not returned home in recent days, the Herald reported.
The area remained cordoned off Tuesday night as police and forensic officers searched the scene for possible evidence.
Police have collected security cameras from businesses along the riverbank as part of their investigations.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.