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

RARE PHOTOS: Police believe bodies found in queensland floods are those of missing backpackers | Vintage Vibes

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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