Mystery Chinderah deaths

By Jo Kennett

MYSTERY SURROUNDS the discovery of two deceased men with no signs of injuries, in separate caravans, at a Chinderah caravan park in the early hours of Thursday, February 16.

Tweed Police said that at about 12.30am, emergency services were called to the caravan park on Chinderah Bay Drive following reports a person was unresponsive.

On arrival at the Tweed Ski Lodge Caravan Park, police located a body inside a caravan, before locating another body inside a neighbouring caravan a short time later.

The bodies are yet to be formally identified but both are believed to be men aged in their 50s and 60s.

A crime scene has been established and an investigation has commenced into the circumstances surrounding the incident, with police saying they are waiting on a coroner’s report to determine the cause of death.

A neighbour of one of the men told the media he went to borrow a cigarette from his friend Dave but found him dead beside his bed in his van.

He said the 58-year-old had ongoing health issues including having regular seizures.

Later, as police door-knocked the other vans in the park, they discovered the other man dead.

Neighbours told the media they were both permanent residents of the park and were friends.

Police later said that neither man had any obvious injuries and that the second man may have been dead for several days.

The park, opposite Shell Chinderah Bay service station, was the smallest of the eight parks in Chinderah to be hit by the floods last year and one of the worst affected.

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Police say that inquiries are ongoing and no further information was available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au