I'd say it was edited from an existing crime scene photo. If you look closely you can see twigs and leaf litter underneath the bag and a glimpse of what I suspect is one Tumbulgum Man's upper thighs.
Does anyone else notice that the 'bag' seems to have two layers? Could that be the sheet that was supposed to be 'stuffed into the 'bag'? It looks more like he was wrapped in it given the fact it's up so high in the 'bag' and looks so neat.
Ooh ... that is him still in the bag ....
I can't see if the sheet has a seam (on the left hand side) and they do not mention that the sheet was a bag too.
We used to have a sheet in our sleeping bag when we were kids, the sheet was made into a bag too, with a spilt at the top.
I'd say this person looks
organized.
The tear on the bag and the sheet is very recent, made with something sharp like a nail, a hook or a pointed branche (?) but the leg was not affected, nor is the underwear. If this happened while the body fell or was already floating in the water, it might tell something about the direction either of the fall or of the current.
Recent news says the Police is
considering hi-tech solution to identify body of man at Tumbulgum.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-09/police-consider-facial-recognition-identify-body-tweed/7703834
I suppose the budget has something to do with the floundering
decision to go forward.
However, I think it is the best option.
If this man was a hiker, if he was sleeping rough, or if he was living on his own, who would have seen his underwear or his sleeping bag? Very few people, if anyone at all. The ones who did know him may not even have been aware that he had false teeth.
(I suppose man
without teeth would have been noticed far more easily, but I know little about Australia, perhaps it is common Aussie practice?)
If the man did not make his own liner, then where did it come from? He may have found it, bought it in a charity shop,or if he had had it made, the person who took the order may not have been the person who did the sewing and neither may have access to the internet. The fabric itself may be much older than 2010, someone gave away a box full of fabric etcetera etcetera. The reasons why no one is coming forward about the bag are almost endless.