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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daisy Dumas and Australian Associated Press

Police believe bodies found in Queensland floods are those of missing backpackers

Aerial image of the flooding that is impacting the town of Bundaberg, Queensland.
Flooding in Bundaberg, Queensland. The disappearance of a 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman sparked a search from Kilkivan to Mundubbera, west of Gympie. Photograph: Ray White Bundaberg/Brock Catasti

Two bodies have been discovered in the search for backpackers missing in Queensland flood waters, marking the first flood-related fatalities in the region.

Police on Thursday said they believed the bodies were of two international tourists who had been travelling to Queensland’s flood-ravaged North Burnett region from Brisbane but failed to arrive at their destination.

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