Melbourne beach body identified

A man's body may have been dumped on a Melbourne beach and covered in branches, police say.

A woman walking her dogs on a walking track near the Ricketts Point foreshore at Beaumaris found the man's body partially covered by branches on Tuesday morning.

Police have identified the victim as 27-year-old Frankston man Jason Edward Stone.

His death is being treated as suspicious due to undisclosed post-mortem results.

Homicide squad detectives believe Mr Stone's body may have been dumped at Ricketts Point by someone driving a car, a police statement on Thursday said.

Police said they had not been able to track Mr Stone's movements after 1am on Saturday.

Detective Sergeant Sol Solomon said on Tuesday that a number of branches had been placed over the body in what looked like an attempt to conceal him.

Det Sgt Solomon said it appeared the body had been there since at least Monday.