Woman's body found in Cape York

A woman's body has been found in bushland north of Cooktown, on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula.

The woman's body was found at Leggett's Crossing early on Sunday and detectives investigating the disappearance of 42-year-old Donna Louise Steele were called to the scene.

Police are treating the death as suspicious and a crime scene has been established in the area.

Investigators have appealed for anyone with any information to come forward.

Ms Steele was last seen at a Cooktown supermarket on Wednesday.