Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
National
Fraser Barton and Tracey Ferrier

Stranger stabs sunbaker on Qld beach

A woman is in hospital after being stabbed while sunbaking at a north Queensland beach. (AAP)

Police have arrested a teenage boy after a young woman was repeatedly stabbed as she sunbaked on a north Queensland beach.

The 23-year-old suffered wounds all over her body as she lay on Blacks Beach at Mackay about noon on Monday.

She's told investigators her attacker was a stranger and that she was alone when he targeted her.

"She was approached by a male and stabbed multiple times to her head, neck, arms and legs," Detective Inspector Tom Armitt has told reporters.

"That male person has then ... run away and she's then sought help and come to a local construction site."

Builders at the scene helped her and she was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but she is expected to recovery.

A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody a short time later.

No charges have yet been laid.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.