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Woman’s body found in stockyard trough close to NSW-Queensland border

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Australian Associated Press. (2026, October 6). Woman’s body found in stockyard trough close to NSW-Queensland border. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/06/womans-body-found-stockyard-trough-terragon-farm-nsw-queensland-border

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On Monday around 11:20 am, police responded to a call about a body found partially submerged in a livestock trough on a property along Kyogle Road in Terragon, 20 kilometers south-west of Murwillumbah, northern New South Wales. The grim discovery was made by two trail bike riders in an area considered crown land. Authorities established the site as a crime scene and began forensic examinations to determine identity and cause of death. Inspector Matthew Zimmer from Tweed/Byron Police District stated that due to the body's location, decomposition, and lack of transportation evidence, they are treating the death as suspicious. The body is believed to be female but cannot yet be identified due to its condition.

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📰 Woman Found Dead In Trough NSW
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Murwillumbah NSW Queensland Terragon Tweed Heads

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NSW GPE · 3× Matthew Zimmer PERSON · 1× Murwillumbah GPE · 1× Queensland GPE · 1× Terragon GPE · 1× Tweed Heads GPE · 1× Tweed Shire GPE · 1× Zimmer PERSON · 1×

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“The body is believed to be of a female, but due to the state of decomposition of that body I’m unable to provide further details,” Det Insp Matthew Zimmer told reporters in Tweed Heads on Tuesday. “Due to the location of the body, the remoteness of the area, the absence of a vehicle or any other mode of transport, we are treating this death as suspicious.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06
🔮 Officers were called to a property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah in northern NSW, at about 11.20am on Monday after reports of a dead body.
2026-10-06 · The Guardian
Woman’s body found in stockyard trough close to NSW-Queensland border · assertive framing

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A partially submerged body believed to be a woman has been discovered in a remote stockyard, with the death being treated as suspicious. asserted
death → submerge → stockyard
Officers were called to a property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah in northern NSW, at about 11.20am on Monday after reports of a dead body. asserted
Officers → call → body
The body, which is yet to be identified, was found partially submerged in a disused stock dip, a large trough commonly used to bathe livestock in anti-parasite solutions, police said. asserted
police → identify → solutions
Police said the body was badly decomposed. asserted
body → say → ?
“The body is believed to be of a female, but due to the state of decomposition of that body I’m unable to provide further details,” Det Insp Matthew Zimmer told reporters in Tweed Heads on Tuesday. “Due to the location of the body, the remoteness of the area, the absence of a vehicle or any other mode of transport, we are treating this death as suspicious.” asserted
we → believe → death
He said it was difficult to determine how long the remains had been at the site. asserted
remains → say → site
The grim discovery was made by two trail bike riders in an area deemed crown land. asserted
discovery → make → area
A crime scene was set up overnight, with specialist forensic examiners combing the area. asserted
examiners → set → area
Police were checking through missing persons registers in NSW and Queensland, Zimmer said. asserted
Zimmer → check → NSW
A postmortem examination is expected to be carried out in coming days to help identify the body and the cause of death. asserted
examination → expect → death
Terragon is located in Tweed Shire, roughly 40km from the NSW-Queensland border. asserted
Terragon → locate → border
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