Baby Girl Found Dead Near Surfers Paradise Shoreline
Police are investigating.
A baby girl is dead after being found near the shoreline on a beach at Surfers Paradise on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Emergency workers were called to the scene near Staghorn Avenue, the Esplanade, around 12.30am on Monday after a member of the public found the child.
They performed CPR but were unable to revive her.
A crime scene has been set up and detectives are trying to identify the child, the cause of death and how she came to be on the beach.
But it's understood the baby had no major visible injuries. An autopsy will be carried out.
Two people are assisting police with the investigation but police could not say if they were witnesses or suspects.
Nor could police say whether the child was left at the beach or may have washed onto the shore.
The spot where she was found is just one kilometre from Cavill Avenue in the heart of Surfers Paradise.
Police are due to address the media at 8.30am.
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