Police investigate human remains found off Hume Highway at Goulburn

Forensic examiners are working to determine their identity while the state's homicide squad is undertaking further investigations.

A large-scale search started on Friday, July 28, after a woman discovered the remains in grassland off the Hume Highway bypass at Goulburn, about 200 metres south of the Windellama Road overpass.

The woman, who had had been picking up roadside cans at the time, contacted police about 9am, a spokesperson said.

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Police Rescue, forensics, detectives and the riot squad converged on the scene. Specialist officers searched the immediate area.

The search continued on Saturday and until about midday Sunday. On Saturday, police deployed a drone to capture ground footage while other officers searched a stormwater drain running underneath the road, The Goulburn Post observed.

A police spokeswoman said further remains were found and seized.

"As inquiries continue, detectives from the Hume Police District are working with the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad," she said.

"The remains have been sent for forensic examination to determine their identity."

The operation has concluded.

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