Woman who died sleeping rough in Adelaide parklands not found for three weeks

The body of a woman who died while sleeping rough in the Adelaide parklands was not found for three weeks.

The 48-year-old woman, discovered by a man who knew her, was found in a tent in the eastern end of the parklands along South Terrace at 2pm on 22 May.

A spokesperson for South Australian police confirmed patrols had been called to the area to investigate. Police believe she had not been seen for several weeks prior.

She is believed to have made the decision to travel interstate at the start of year but had since returned to South Australia. Police do not consider her death to have occurred in suspicious circumstances and are currently preparing a report for the coroner.

The alert prompts response teams or services to react and coordinate with one another to ensure people sleeping rough are safe. This includes longer operating hours at drop-in centres, emergency accomodation and more frequent patrols by outreach teams.

News of the tragedy comes after state, territory and federal housing ministers met for the first time in five years to address the national housing crisis that has seen private rents rise and wait times for social housing increase.

There are 16,000 people on the waiting list for social housing in South Australia alone, with 3,600 people classed as priority one.