A grim discovery has been made at an exclusive Sydney golf club this morning, with a body found floating in a lake. The man is yet to be formally identified. SophieUpcroft 9News MORE:
9News understands a grounds person found the body and called police to The Lakes Golf Club at Eastlakes, in the city's south-east, at 9.30am.
Police are investigating a number of lines of inquiry but will know more once the post mortem is done, which could be tomorrow.Police have set up a crime scene after a body was found in a pond at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney. Police divers were called in to retrieve the body, which is believed to be male.
"About 9.30am today, officers from South Sydney Police Area Command attended a golf course on Wentworth Avenue, Eastlakes, following reports of a concern for welfare," police said in a statement.A body has been found the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney.The Polair helicopter was also at the scene to take aerial scene photos.Golfers continued their rounds nearby as police divers entered the water to recover the body.
The club's website says it is one of Australia's top private golf clubs and "one of the leading major tournament venues in Australia".to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.
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