Remains of mystery Somerton man to be exhumed 70 years after his death

South Australian police will conduct forensic testing on the body discovered on Somerton beach in 1948, in an attempt to solve enduring cold case

Australian police are to exhume the remains of the so-called Somerton man in a bid to finally determine his identity, more than 70 years after his death.

On 1 December, 1948, the man's body was found on Somerton beach in the South Australian city of Adelaide, with the circumstances of his death remaining an open police investigation.