Woman’s body found in Gold Coast creek is region’s fourth death in days

A woman found dead in a creek on Queensland's Gold Coast is the fourth death in the region within a few days. Photo / Getty Images

A woman’s body has been found floating in a popular creek on the Gold Coast.

She is the fourth person to be found dead within the past several days in the region, south of Brisbane.

Her body was found at Currumbin Creek, near Whitsunday Drive, yesterday afternoon.

She has not yet been formally identified, police say.

A Currumbin Waters resident said a neighbour found the body, telling the Gold Coast Bulletin that the woman was fully dressed and wearing a small “child-size” vest that needed to be tied at the front with rope.

A backpack was reportedly found floating nearby. These reports have not been confirmed by police.

The body was pulled from the water with the help of the neighbour’s boat, with police divers and detectives on the scene.

Currumbin Creek is a popular recreational and swimming spot on the southern Gold Coast.

The latest incident follows a woman being found dead at Palm Beach, also in the area’s south, early on Monday morning.

She has been identified, and her death is not being treated as suspicious.

In the past several days, a man was found dead at Tallebudgera Beach and another was found dead at Varsity Lakes.