Woman shot in leg in Qld backyard

A 65-year-old woman heard a gunshot on her property in regional Queensland, only to look down to see she'd been shot in the leg.

The woman was in her backyard when the shot rang out on Tuesday morning. She felt pain in her leg and looked down to see it was bleeding, police say.

An X-ray confirmed she had a projectile lodged in her leg.

The woman's property, in the Hervey Bay suburb of Dundowran, is in a semi-rural area and backs onto bushland.

Investigations are continuing.