Assaults and accidents

Sudden death in Tiaro

Police are investigating the death of a man in flood waters at Tiaro on Tuesday 11 January.

Around 5.30am, police were called to a rural property on Darcys Road following reports a man had fallen from a boat into flood waters the previous evening.

A 43-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl, who had also been in the boat, managed to cling to foliage after it capsized and call for help.

Following an extensive response involving police and Fire and Rescue Service swift water rescue crews, the 52-year-old man was located deceased around 11.00am approximately 200 metres from where he went missing.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Scooter accident in Maroochydore

Paramedics transported a woman in her 40s to Nambour Hospital in a stable condition with a suspected knee and hip injury after falling from a scooter on Cotton Tree Parade at 8.51pm on Wednesday 12 January.

Alleged assault in Noosa Heads

Paramedics transported a woman to Nambour Hospital in a stable condition with a head injury following an alleged assault at a location off Hastings Street at 12.50am on Thursday 13 January.

Teenage boy dies in car crash

A 17-year-old boy has died following a serious single-vehicle crash at Meridian Plains on 10 January.

Investigations indicate the vehicle was being driven on Pierce Avenue at about 4pm when the vehicle left the unsealed road and collided with a tree.

The 17-year-old female driver and two female passengers aged 16 and 17-years-old had minor injuries.

The 17-year-old Aroona boy had to be freed from the car by emergency services.

He was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and then transferred to the Royal Brisbane Hospital with critical injuries.

The boy passed away from his injuries on Saturday 15 January while still in hospital.

The Forensic Crash Unit and Child Protection and Investigation Unit officers continue to appeal for witnesses who may have seen a silver coloured 2004 Toyota Camry or may have dashcam footage around the time of the incident to contact police.