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Body Found in Humphreys Rivulet in Hobart’s North - Hobart, TAS
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Police are investigating after a person walking near Grove Road in Glenorchy discovered a deceased person in Humphreys Rivulet on Wednesday morning.
Tasmanian Police are investigating after a body was discovered in Humphreys Rivulet at Glenorchy, in Hobart’s northern suburbs, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Police were contacted at about 10:30am after a person walking near Grove Road reported seeing a deceased person in the water. Emergency services attended the area, and detectives and specialist police resources were deployed to the scene.
The section around the rivulet was closed while investigators examined the circumstances surrounding the death. Police also asked members of the public to avoid the area while the investigation was underway.
The discovery prompted a police operation in and around the waterway as investigators worked to establish what had happened. Officers conducted inquiries at the scene and gathered information that could assist with identifying the circumstances of the death.
Tasmania Police said preliminary investigations did not indicate any suspicious circumstances at this stage. However, the investigation remains ongoing and an autopsy will be conducted as part of the process of determining the cause and circumstances of the death.
Police have not publicly released the identity of the deceased person.
Authorities are treating the death as an investigation rather than reporting it as a suspected criminal incident. The absence of suspicious circumstances in the preliminary assessment does not mean the investigation has concluded, with police continuing to examine available evidence and awaiting the results of the autopsy.
The incident occurred near Grove Road in Glenorchy, an established northern suburb of Hobart. The area around the rivulet was temporarily restricted while police and specialist resources worked at the scene.
Members of the public who may have relevant information are being encouraged to contact Glenorchy Police on 131 444 and quote reference ESCAD 125-30092026. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers.
Police have not indicated that there is any ongoing threat to the wider community in connection with the discovery.
The investigation is expected to continue following the examination of the body and further inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death. Police may provide additional information once those processes have been completed.
The discovery was reported on the afternoon of September 30 and is one of the latest police investigations being conducted in Hobart. At this stage, authorities have not identified evidence suggesting that the death was suspicious.
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Tasmanian Police are investigating after a body was discovered in Humphreys Rivulet at Glenorchy, in Hobart’s northern suburbs, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Police were contacted at about 10:30am after a person walking near Grove Road reported seeing a deceased person in the water. Emergency services attended the area, and detectives and specialist police resources were deployed to the scene.
The section around the rivulet was closed while investigators examined the circumstances surrounding the death. Police also asked members of the public to avoid the area while the investigation was underway.
The discovery prompted a police operation in and around the waterway as investigators worked to establish what had happened. Officers conducted inquiries at the scene and gathered information that could assist with identifying the circumstances of the death.
Tasmania Police said preliminary investigations did not indicate any suspicious circumstances at this stage. However, the investigation remains ongoing and an autopsy will be conducted as part of the process of determining the cause and circumstances of the death.
Police have not publicly released the identity of the deceased person.
Authorities are treating the death as an investigation rather than reporting it as a suspected criminal incident. The absence of suspicious circumstances in the preliminary assessment does not mean the investigation has concluded, with police continuing to examine available evidence and awaiting the results of the autopsy.
The incident occurred near Grove Road in Glenorchy, an established northern suburb of Hobart. The area around the rivulet was temporarily restricted while police and specialist resources worked at the scene.
Members of the public who may have relevant information are being encouraged to contact Glenorchy Police on 131 444 and quote reference ESCAD 125-30092026. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers.
Police have not indicated that there is any ongoing threat to the wider community in connection with the discovery.
The investigation is expected to continue following the examination of the body and further inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death. Police may provide additional information once those processes have been completed.
The discovery was reported on the afternoon of September 30 and is one of the latest police investigations being conducted in Hobart. At this stage, authorities have not identified evidence suggesting that the death was suspicious.
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