Overview
- South Australia Police were notified after the body was discovered at an open‑cut mine south of Coober Pedy, with officers contacted about 9:30am on Thursday.
- Local Coober Pedy police were joined on scene by Major Crime detectives and Forensic Response officers to secure the site and collect evidence.
- A post‑mortem examination has been scheduled to establish cause of death and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
- Police have not released the man’s identity, age or the circumstances of his death and describe the case as an active investigation.
- Coober Pedy’s landscape of active and abandoned opal shafts creates known safety risks for visitors and residents, which shaped both the emergency response and the scope of the probe.