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Woman’s body found in car outside NSW police station

The woman’s body was found after possibly three days inside a locked car during a heatwave, prompting a critical incident investigation near Wollongong police station.

  • On Friday, Dec. 5, at 4:30 p.m., NSW Police Force officers located a 48-year-old woman's body in a vehicle outside Lake Illawarra Police Station, Pioneer Drive, Oak Flats, New South Wales.
  • Police records indicate CCTV shows the woman entered Lake Illawarra Police Station on Tuesday, then returned to her vehicle about 6:30 p.m., Assistant Commissioner Cassar said.
  • NSW Ambulance paramedics attended the blue Toyota Yaris but could not revive the woman, and a police officer found her body in advanced decomposition under a blanket.
  • A crime scene was established and the incident declared a critical incident after officers found the body outside the station; a South Coast Police District critical-incident team is investigating, with police expected to front media on Saturday.
  • A report will be prepared for the coroner, and authorities noted a heatwave with temperatures reaching almost 38 degrees at nearby Albion Park, raising concerns about locked vehicle temperatures.
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Friday, December 5, 2025.
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