IT has been five days since Trinity Beach man Scott Bradley was tragically killed in a likely hit-and-run incident in Mossman, and police are no closer to finding the culprit.

Bradley was house-sitting a friends Cooya Beach residence and was out celebrating his 24th birthday the night before he was found dead on Junction Road.

Cairns Forensic Crash Unit Sgt Scott Ezard said detectives had received five calls to date with leads, but were pleading for the Douglas Shire community to come forward with information.

Without witnesses, identifying the type of vehicle involved in the incident was proving difficult.

“We are following up a number of pieces of information we have received to date and hopefully this will help us to establish the identity of the driver,” Ezard said.

“This incident is in the very early phase of the investigation and we are keen to speak with anyone who may have any information, no matter how minor it may seem, that ultimately may help to paint a picture of what occurred.”

Police have been unable to establish the last person to see Bradley alive but friends reported seeing him at a Mossman hotel around 1am. His body was discovered by a passing car at 4.45am on Saturday morning.

All available evidence suggests the motorist involved would have known they’d hit ‘something’. However, without a make or model it was difficult to establish the type of damage the incident would have caused the vehicle.

“A lot would depend on the type that was involved, for example was it a car, a truck, or machinery,” he said.

Ezard said the officers involved were still shaken by the incident.

“Police are regularly involved in the investigation of unpleasant matters and the public perception is that we somehow become indifferent to trauma resulting from these sorts of things,” he said.

“I can assure you that it does have an effect on the officers and this one is no different.”

Bradley was a popular and gifted musician who had recently taken up a caretaker position at the Koala Daintree Resort at Cape Kimberley.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers via 1800 333 000 orcrimestoppers.com.au.