Overview

• Emergency services recovered the woman’s body on Wednesday afternoon from Currumbin Creek near Whitsunday Drive after a neighbour spotted a dark object floating in the water.
• Police divers and detectives found the body fully clothed and bound in plastic and rope, noting a small vest tied at the front and a backpack floating nearby.
• Investigators estimate the decedent was between 20 and 40 years old and may have been submerged for up to a week before being discovered.
• A formal criminal inquiry is under way and a post-mortem examination has been ordered to determine the cause of death.
• Detectives have asked anyone with relevant information to contact Crime Stoppers to help identify the woman and clarify how she came to be in the creek.