A woman’s body wrapped in plastic and rope has been found in a creek at a popular tourist destination, the fourth discovery in waters on the Gold Coast in less than a week.
Police were called to Currumbin Creek near Whitsunday Drive at about 2.50pm on Wednesday following the horrific discovery by a shocked resident.
The local told their neighbours that the woman appeared to be Asian and was wearing a child-sized life vest tied at the front with rope.
A backpack was also found in the water nearby.
It’s understood the fully clothed body may have been in the water for several days.
Police divers who retrieved the woman’s body used a neighbour’s boat to bring it to shore.
Detectives door-knocked residents as an investigation was launched.
Police say it will take some time to identify the woman.
An investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found floating in Currumbin Creek (pictured, emergency crews at the scene)
It’s understood the fully clothed body (pictured) had been in the water for several days
‘Police will await the results of a postmortem to determine the cause of death,’ a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
‘A crime scene was declared at the location while forensic examinations were completed.
‘Investigations are continuing.’
Neighbours have recalled their horror at seeing the semi-submerged body floating in the water.
‘It was dark … it was something I couldn’t recognise,’ one man told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
‘It’s a shocking thing to happen in this area; these things don’t tend to happen here.’
Another local added: ‘It’s very sad and we were concerned for the welfare of our neighbours and the police who have to deal with this stuff.’
Police urge anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers.
Currumbin Creek is a popular swimming spot on the Gold Coast.
The latest tragedy unfolded four days after a man was found dead near rocks at Echo Beach in Tallebudgera last Saturday
A woman’s body was discovered by shocked beachgoers at Palm Beach on Sunday morning
The latest tragedy comes just days after the lifeless body of another fully clothed woman was discovered by passers-by at a popular beach early Sunday morning.
The woman in her 70s was discovered near the shore at Palm Beach, just 24 hours after a man was found dead on the rocks at Echo Beach in Tallebudgera, less than 10km away, last Saturday morning.
Police believe the man may have suffered a medical episode by the water’s edge, just metres from families and joggers.
‘We have no idea what happened but it’s horribly sad to see this,’ one local said.
A second man, 31, was found dead in a pool at a Varsity Lakes unit complex on Sunday.
The three previous deaths are all unrelated and are not being treated as suspicious by police.
Superintendent Brett Jackson said it was a traumatic weekend for passers-by on the popular beaches to see the bodies.
‘It was a sombre weekend for many,’ he told reporters on Monday.
‘It’s terribly sad, terribly tragic.’
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Fourth body in five days on the Gold Coast as ANOTHER dead woman is found floating down a popular creek at a scenic spot