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Kurrimine Beach: Missing fisherman found dead on Queensland beach

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A missing man has been found dead on Queensland’s Kurrimine beach after failing to return from a fishing trip.
A missing man has been found dead on Queensland’s Kurrimine beach after failing to return from a fishing trip. Credit: Michael Fox/Michael - stock.adobe.com

A man reported missing after failing to return from a fishing trip has been found dead on a Queensland beach.

The alarm was raised at 2.30pm on Tuesday when the 49-year-old Warren Park man did not return home.

Police say initial investigations indicated the man departed Kurrimine Beach boat ramp before his vessel broke down.

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A search and rescue operation was launched on Wednesday morning after his vessel was located about 8km north of the boat ramp.

The man was found on the beach a short distance away.

Police say the the death is being treated as non-suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.

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