as of 29 january, the floods had claimed the lives of four people, including a three-year-old boy who died after being crushed by a falling tree at gordon park. on 28 january, the body of a man who was swept away by floodwaters the day before was pulled from oxley creek, while the bodies of two others – a 27-year-old man and an 81-year-old man – were also recovered in gympie and burnett heads respectively. at gympie flood waters from the mary river swamped around 100 business and 25 residents. in maryborough about 50 businesses and 150 homes were inundated as waters from the mary river rose.