Woman fatally stabbed at Cooloola Cove near Gympie, Queensland
A woman has been killed in a stabbing in regional Queensland overnight.
Police say the woman, aged in her 50s, was stabbed at Cooloola Cove on Sunday night.
Officers were called to the scene on Creekside Esplanade at about 7.15pm, following reports a woman had suffered a stab wound.
The woman could not be saved by emergency services and died at the scene.
'A man in his 50s is assisting police with their inquiries,' a Queensland Police Service spokesperson said.
Cooloola Cove is in the Gympie region, about 160km north of Brisbane.
Police have set up a crime scene, and want anyone with information to come forward.
Anyone with information is being urged to contact police.
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