Gore woman dead in WA

A POLICE investigation has been launched after a young Gore woman was found dead in Australia.

Brooke Tuhakaraina (19) was discovered dead in her bed, with blood on her face, in her home in Western Australia on Wednesday morning, according to media reports.

Originally from Gore, she had been living and working in Western Australia for the past year as a wool handler.

In a post on Facebook, her family said they were ‘‘devastated’’.

Police have setup a crime scene around the property to try to discover how the death occurred, according to reports.

Social media tributes have poured in for Miss Tuhakaraina, friends describing her as a ‘‘beautiful girl’’.