Divers' tragic discovery after woman, 42, vanishes in QLD floods
Queensland Police divers have recovered the body of a woman in water at Mudgeeraba on the outskirts of the Gold Coast after she vanished during widespread floods.
The 42-year-old was last seen on Tuesday, travelling in a vehicle near Bonogin Creek, and her body was found on Saturday. She's the 11th victim of Queensland's floods.
"A co-ordinated extensive search operation was launched this week for a 42-year-old woman believed to be missing in floodwaters at Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast," police said in a statement on Saturday.
"The woman was reported missing on Tuesday, March 1 and was last seen on Sunday, February 27 travelling in a vehicle on Gunsynd Road near Bonogin Creek.
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"Multiple police, Polair and dive squad officers have been searching in the area the vehicle was last seen.
"Forensic examination and analysis will be required to confirm the woman's identity with police to prepare a report for the coroner."
Record breaking rain has triggered flooding
One person was still listed as missing in the southeast Queensland flood zone on Saturday morning.
An elderly man was seen falling from a boat on the Brisbane River near Breakfast Creek on Saturday, February 26.
The flooding was triggered by days of record-breaking rain which pummelled the state's most heavily populated region between Gympie and the NSW border.
Whole communities remain cut off by floodwaters, close to 8700 properties are still without power and up to 17,000 homes and businesses have been submerged and damaged.
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