FOR the first time in seven years, Tasmania is hosting police officers from across Australia for a forensic dig for skeletal remains at a secret location in the state’s South.
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The four-day police workshop is taking place on a Southern Tasmanian property.
The media was given access to the dig on Thursday.
The workshop is aimed at boosting skills of officers tasked with finding skeletal remains.
The remains used were animal remains.
The remains were buried months ago specifically for this training workshop.
Representatives from New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory police forces attended, along with members of the Australian Federal Police.
“The workshop aims to provide the participants with the theory and practical skills required to plan, search for and locate skeletal remains and related evidence in varying environments using a wide range of forensic skills, disciplines and technological resources,” Southern Forensic Services Inspector Grant Twining said.
“The remains and evidence we’re looking for involve a wide range of forensic evidence and Forensic Science Service Tasmania is also running concurrent DNA experiments.”
Ten Tasmanian police officers currently involved in crime scene work and seven non-forensic officers are taking part in the course, as well as two members from Forensic Science Service Tasmania.
University of Tasmania geophysics honours students have also been involved.
