Angus Minns
Thursday, 27th October 2011
Police have recovered the body of a man from Lake Burley Griffin. The body is believed to be that of 21-year-old University of Canberra student William Boyle.
Police are not treating the death as suspicious and at the time this article was written were yet to formally identify the body.
The discovery of the body came after Boyle’s wallet, phone and shorts were found near the lake at Yarralumla.
Boyle was last seen by friends at the ANU Oktoberfest celebrations last Thursday,
Boyle’s Facebook page was inundated with tributes from his friends.
In a media release, police stated that a postmortem will be carried out, and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
