Details about the discovery of debris which was investigated for connections to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have come to light.
While the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has said the item was not part of the doomed aircraft, police are staying tight lipped on the matter and few details about what the debris actually is, have surfaced.
A Busselton man and his son are understood to have found the item while at beach near Augusta, fishing and four-wheel-driving.
It is understood he immediately made a possible connection between his discovery and the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 but when he initially contacted officers at another police station it is believed they did not take great interest in it.
It was after showing photos of the item to an aviation enthusiast that the matter was taken to Busselton police and the matter was referred to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
The ATSB will not provide any details as to what the debris is or even if it could be part of an aircraft at all- they have said it was not likely to be part of a Boeing.
The search for MH370 continues north west of where the debris was found near Augusta.
More than 1500 kilometres north west of Perth an underwater search continues for the plane which disappeared in March 8, carrying 239 passengers.
