Two arrests linked to Queensland woodchipper death

Police have arrested two men in relation to the alleged murder of a Queensland man whose body was found in an industrial woodchipper last year.

The men were taken to the watchhouse in Maroochydore, at the Sunshine Coast, on Tuesday morning, police said.

Bruce Saunders, 54, died in November after reportedly falling into a woodchipper while clearing a driveway at Goomboorian near Gympie, north of Brisbane.

Police initially treated Mr Saunders’ death as a “tragic accident” before officers received information that the death was suspicious.

Police searched the property, finding several items of interest, and interviewed a number of people, including two of Mr Saunders' friends who found the body.

The trio had spent the past three weekends at the property "doing a favour" for the resident, who was a family friend.