A BRISBANE clean-up team found a gun under a footbridge in Bulimba Creek at Carindale on Friday morning.

Oarsome Cleanup Crew founders Greg Henderson and Emma-Jay Campbell were taking part in a photoshoot for the South-East Advertiser when they spotted the rifle at about 7am.

Police borrowed the cleaners’ waders to retrieve the gun from the Creek at the cnr of Settlers St and Scrub Rd.

The gun has been identified as a .22 calibre bolt action rifle.

“There was a little bit of rust on it but it was still moving really well so it didn’t look like it was there for a long time,” Ms Campbell said.

“It could have travelled from somewhere else because we’ve had that rain recently … there was no ammunition in it.”

media_camera Senior Constable Tim Conde checks the gun. Picture: RENAE DROOP

“How it got there who knows … it’s just so strange,” Mr Henderson said.

The Oarsome Cleanup Crew have previously scooped up sharps containers full of syringes, spray cans and sports equipment in Bulimba Creek.

“When you look closely all our rivers are full of rubbish and it’s really quite scary,” Mr Henderson said.

“We do the clean ups because they are really enjoyable and rewarding.

“We want to do this for the wild life because we think they deserve better and we don’t want to let this rubbish to reach the ocean because they deserve better too.”

Carina Police Station Senior Constable Tim Conde said the weapon was stashed in an “unusually obvious” place.

“It was conspicuous from the bridge where it was found,” he said.