Sydney, Jan 1 || Two women have drowned in separate accidents in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland.
Queensland Police said on Wednesday that a woman who went missing while floating down a river northwest of Brisbane on Tuesday has been found dead.
The 53-year-old woman fell into fast-moving water at about 2:30 pm local time and did not resurface, triggering a search operation involving a helicopter, drone and water rescue crews.
She was found dead on Wednesday afternoon. Queensland Police said the death is being treated as non-suspicious.
Earlier on Wednesday, a woman died in a scuba diving incident, news agency reported.