Council workers found the bodies inside a Holden Commodore wagon at the Roys Road camping ground on the banks of Coochin Creek in the Beerburrum East State Forest about 8am on Wednesday.

They notified police, who are now investigating.

Detective Inspector Dave Drinnen confirmed that the deceased are father and son, adding that the child had been reported missing on Monday.

View photos A six-month-old baby and a 46-year-old man, understood to be his father, were found dead on Wednesday morning. Source: 7 News More

View photos The bodies were discovered at the Coochin Creek campgrounds. Source: Queensland Government More

“It’s extremely distressing a very tragic incident,” he said.

“The mother was distraught as you can well imagine.”

He said there were some “domestic incidents” but declined to elaborate further.

Support has been made available to the council workers who found the bodies.

The baby’s mother contacted police on Monday when his father failed to show up at a planned meeting. Detectives say it was treated as a high risk missing persons case, but no amber alert was issued. @7NewsBrisbane — Mackenzie Ravn (@mackenzieravn) February 6, 2019





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