A crime scene has been established on a popular tourist island off the Queensland coast after a 19-year-old woman died on Monday morning.
The national broadcaster reported the young woman found on the beach north of the Maheno shipwreck on K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) was a Canadian citizen.
A Queensland police service spokesperson said officers were called to the beach at about 6.35am but that “initial information indicate that the woman may have gone for a swim around 5am”.
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A crime scene was established, with investigations ongoing, the spokesperson said.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
K’gari, the largest sand island on Earth, is a world heritage area whose name means ‘paradise’ in the Butchulla language of its traditional owners, and is an important refuge for dingoes (wongari).