A teenage boy reported missing by family members has been found dead as a result of quad-bike accident.
Worried loved ones called police on Wednesday afternoon after the 16-year-old could not be found at a property near Wynyard, on Tasmania‘s north coast.
His body was found down an embankment on Minnies road in the early hours of Thursday following a brief search.
The circumstances surrounding the single-vehicle crash are being investigated by the Western Crash Investigation Services.
Tasmania Police extended their ‘thoughts and condolences’ to the boy’s family and loved ones following the heartbreaking discovery.
A teenage boy, 16, has been found dead after going missing following a quad-bike crash near Wynyard, in Northern Tasmania (stock photo)
‘Minnies Road and Smith Road Wynyard is currently closed while emergency services are at the scene,’ a statement from Tasmania Police reads.
‘People are asked to avoid the area until police have finalised their investigations.’
Anyone with information regarding a red Honda quad-bike in the area after 4pm on Wednesday has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
More to come.
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