Curious Canberra

Did corpses get washed into Lake Burley Griffin following the Queanbeyan flood of 1974?

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Synopsis

It's a long standing mystery, which began in the days following the devastating 1974 Queanbeyan flood. Did corpses from the Riverside Cemetery get washed over the border and into Lake Burley Griffin? Glen Takkenburg's family grew up in Queanbeyan, and his dad and uncle shared their memories of the flood with him. They spoke of coffins and corpses floating around the town but Glen wasn't quite sure. ABC News cadet Jake Evans investigates.