{"id":171171,"date":"2025-09-26T20:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171171\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:48:09","slug":"hiker-makes-gruesome-discovery-as-body-of-woman-is-found-in-the-water-along-popular-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171171\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiker makes gruesome discovery as body of woman is found in the water along popular walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-841\/zak-wheeler.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ZAK WHEELER, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  09:58 EDT, 26 September 2025   |  Updated:  10:10 EDT, 26 September 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A woman&#8217;s body has been found in the water of a popular lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tasmanian Police have\u00a0cordoned off a section of the Hobart Rivulet,\u00a0an urban stream located in the Hobart hinterland, Tasmania.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police were called to the scene at about 4.30pm on Friday after a hiker, who was walking along the rivulet track, made the grim discovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is understood the woman, believed to be in her early 30s, has yet to be formally identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear and an investigation is now underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police have established a crime scene between\u00a0Molle Street and Warneford Street and have asked members of the public to avoid the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Anyone who has information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police are also calling for anyone who may have seen the woman in the rivulet area to come forward.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-182d3b81da70bd1f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102478665-15137165-image-a-23_1758893809730.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A woman's body has been found in the water of Tasmania's\u00a0Hobart Rivulet at about 4.30pm on Friday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A woman&#8217;s body has been found in the water of Tasmania&#8217;s\u00a0Hobart Rivulet at about 4.30pm on Friday<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cf3c3e8186467ccd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102478661-15137165-image-a-24_1758893813279.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was found by a hiker who then contacted police\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was found by a hiker who then contacted police<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Hiker makes gruesome discovery as body of woman is found in the water along popular walk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By ZAK WHEELER, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:58 EDT, 26 September 2025 | Updated: 10:10 EDT, 26 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