Woman's body located in water at Babinda Boulders in Queensland
The body of a woman has been located during a search operation in Queensland's Cairns region this morning.
Police said they were told a woman had fallen into the water at Babinda Boulders near the town of Babinda and failed to resurface at about 2.45pm yesterday.
Emergency services and a dive squad started a search and rescue operation of the area.
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Police said they were told a woman had fallen into the water at Babinda Boulders near the town of Babinda and failed to resurface at about 2.45pm yesterday. Google Maps
This morning the body of the 19-year-old Edmonton woman was found in the water at about 8am.
"Police are liaising with the woman's family and our thoughts are with them at this time," Queensland Police said.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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