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Suspected sudden death in floodwaters, Boompa (Fraser Coast)

Suspected sudden death in floodwaters, Boompa (Fraser Coast)
Fraser Coast, Queensland · Queensland Police
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The release

Police are investigating the death of a man found in floodwaters at Boompa on the Fraser Coast today, 26 October.

Shortly after 11am, police and emergency services were called to Smothering Creek at Boompa Road to reports a man had been located unresponsive.

Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death are ongoing.

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▼ 7.9% Assault offence occurrence has decreased by 7.9% since September 2026.

▼ 8.6% Drugs offence occurrence has decreased by 8.6% since September 2026.

▲ 3.5% Theft offence occurrence has increased by 3.5% since September 2026.

emerging. We pay our respects to the First Nations’ ancestors of this land and their legacy.

and courage to current and future generations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.

— Queensland Police
This report is from Queensland Police. Read their full release: mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/10/26/suspected-sudden-death…

Crime in the Fraser Coast council area

Fraser Coast is a council area in Queensland with about 122,924 residents. It has a Crime Score 62 out of 100 (high), 115th of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by homicide (79th percentile), assault (52nd percentile), robbery (79th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.

Violent
1,254 per 100k
Property
4,366 per 100k
Break-ins
561 per 100k
Theft
2,303 per 100k

See the full Fraser Coast crime profile

2017-18: 748 per 100,0002018-19: 671 per 100,0002019-20: 721 per 100,0002020-21: 891 per 100,0002021-22: 1,264 per 100,0002022-23: 1,208 per 100,0002023-24: 1,228 per 100,0002024-25: 1,246 per 100,0002025-26: 1,254 per 100,0002026-27: 283 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Fraser Coast, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 62% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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