Woman, child found dead in car in dam

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-08 · by Nikki Sorbello

Quick Summary

A woman and a ten-year-old girl died when their car plunged into a dam in Tinana South, Queensland on December 5th, shortly before 5:30 pm. The victims were identified as a 36-year-old local woman and the young girl. Police are investigating the incident and have appealed for witnesses or anyone with relevant information to come forward.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Emergency services responded to Springvale Road in Tinana South, south of Maryborough, Queensland, just before 5:30 pm when a car was found submerged in a dam. Inside the vehicle, authorities discovered the bodies of a 36-year-old woman from Tinana South and her 10-year-old daughter. The incident is under investigation, with police requesting that anyone with information about the vehicle or events leading up to the tragedy contact them for assistance.

Written for “Tragedy at Dam” on 2026-10-08, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Nikki Sorbello
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Topics

Maryborough Queensland Tinana South

Subjects

Tinana South GPE · 2× Maryborough GPE · 1× Queensland GPE · 1×

Narrative

Emergency services were called to Springvale Road, Tinana South, south of Maryborough, just before 5:30 pm. The 36-year-old Tinana South woman and a 10-year-old girl were found dead inside the car.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
2026-10-08 · ABC News (AU)
Woman, child found dead in car in dam · assertive framing

Claims (4 extracted, 0 hedged)

A woman and a girl have died after their car went into a dam on Queensland's Fraser Coast yesterday afternoon. asserted
car → die → Coast
Emergency services were called to Springvale Road, Tinana South, south of Maryborough, just before 5:30 pm. The 36-year-old Tinana South woman and a 10-year-old girl were found dead inside the car. asserted
woman → call → car
Investigations into the circumstances leading up to the incident are ongoing. asserted
Investigations → lead → incident
Police are urging anyone with information about the vehicle or events prior to the incident are urged to contact police. asserted
anyone → urge → police
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