Queensland police appeal for witnesses after 19-year-old, reportedly a Canadian citizen, found on beach north of the Maheno shipwreck

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A crime scene has been established on a popular tourist island off the Queensland coast after a 19-year-old woman died on Monday morning.

The national broadcaster reported the young woman found on the beach north of the Maheno shipwreck on K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) was a Canadian citizen.