Illawarra Police are appealing for public assistance to identify a man who died after possibly suffering a medical episode while riding a bicycle in Wollongong last week.
Police say emergency services were called to Stuart Park, Wollongong, at around 12.15pm last Thursday, after reports a cyclist had crashed onto the roadway.
“Officers attached to Wollongong Police District attended, along with NSW Ambulance paramedics, who treated a man who is believed to have suffered a medical episode while riding a bicycle,” NSW Police said in a statement today.
“Despite their efforts, the man died at the scene.”
Since then, inquiries have failed to identify the man as he wasn’t carrying any identification, and no one matching his description has been reported missing, say Police.
“While the death is not considered suspicious, police are appealing for public assistance to identify him and find his family.”
The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, approximately 170 – 175cm tall, believed to be in his late 60s, with short grey hair. At the time he was wearing a beige coloured baseball cap labelled NSW CHS, with a bulldog clip on the back, dark blue board shorts and a black windbreak puffer jacket.
Police have also released an image of the bicycle the man was riding at the time of the incident.
Anyone who recognises the bicycle, or has any information, dashcam and/or CCTV footage in relation to this incident is urged to contact Wollongong Police Station on (02) 4226 7899 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
