An Aboriginal stockman who died of a heart attack in his swag and whose remains were kept in a museum for 60 years is being returned to Country for burial.
Thomas Cowell was droving cattle in South Australia's far north when he was found dead at Kopperamanna Bore in March 1959, aged about 65.
Police were called and buried the Lower Southern Arrernte man at a nearby dam but in 1966, his grave site was disturbed by flooding and police returned to collect his remains.
Officers could not locate any family and sent the remains to the South Australian Museum.
Documents indicated Mr Cowell was a worker at Mt Dare Station.
Elders recently helped identify extended family who were notified and requested Mr Cowell be returned to Country for burial within the Witjira National Park near Mt Dare.
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