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Acting on information received, police from the Far South Coast Local Area Command at Batemans Bay, together with officers from a number of specialist units and State Emergency Service personnel, conducted a search of bushland within the Currowan State Forest on Monday.

Around 9.30am that day, police, using cadaver dogs, discovered a gravesite near McCardys Creek Road.

The crime scene was immediately secured and an investigation launched.

On Tuesday, Forensic Services Group personnel from Goulburn and Wollongong began exhuming the body and collecting evidence at the scene.

Tests are underway to formally identify the remains.

Police have carried out a major search of the forest and nearby roads over the past few days and investigations are continuing.

They went public with the discovery late yesterday afternoon in a bid for further information. Anyone who knows anything about the matter is urged to contact Batemans Bay Police on 4472 0099 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.