A FLOOD victim in the Lockyer Valley was found 80km away from where the person went missing, while some of the dead may never be found, authorities say.
Fifteen people have been found dead, many of them in the Lockyer Valley, which was decimated by a wall of water that rushed through it this week, while 51 remain missing.
Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said the force of the water had carried victims a long way.
“One of the people who are confirmed deceased was found 80km downstream from where they were reported missing,” he told reporters on Friday.
“I think this just demonstrates and highlights the complexity of these search and rescue operations and also the time that’s going to be consumed searching all of the creeks and streams associated with this river system.”
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