Popular tourist spot is closed after a visitor died in ‘non-suspicious’ circumstances inside the park
- Morialta Conservation Park, north-east of Adelaide, closed on Saturday
- Police had advised people to ‘avoid the area until further notice’
- Locals heard police helicopters overhead from 1am Saturday morning
- Police confirmed a fatality has occurred inside the park
A popular tourist park has been shut after an overnight incident turned into tragedy.
SA Police confirmed an incident was being investigated on Saturday at Morialta Conservation Park, north-east of Adelaide.
In a post shared to Facebook at about 7am, police advised the park had been closed and asked people to ‘avoid the area until further notice.’
Residents in the area commented they had heard the police helicopter flying over the park from around 1am.
‘We had helicopters flying around from 1:30am for hours,’ one woman shared.
SA Police confirmed an incident was being investigated on Saturday at Morialta Conservation Park (pictured), north-east of Adelaide
Residents in the area commented they had heard the police helicopter flying over the park from around 1am
Just before 11am, police confirmed the situation had been resolved, disclosing there had been a fatality.
SAPOL told NCA NewsWire there were no suspicious circumstances.
The park is expected to re-open shortly.
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