Human remains found in NSW river

Detectives are awaiting the results of forensic tests to help identify skeletal remains found in a creek in northern New South Wales.

The heavily decomposed body was found next to the Mehi River in Moree about 11am on Tuesday.

A crime scene was established and police officers are searching the area as part of their investigation.

The bones have been sent for a post-mortem examination which investigators hope will shed some light on the person's identity.

Investigators are looking at local missing persons, including a 73-year-old man who went missing from a nursing home on the banks of the river in January 2018.

If you have any information that will help police with their investigation contact 1800 333 000.