A boy was taken to hospital after suffering injuries following an incident in the Daintree last night.

Queensland Ambulance Service told Newsport the young male was escorted to Mossman hospital “with back pain” after he allegedly fell from a tree at a Cape Tribulation address around 7pm Sunday night.

Meantime, Police were called to a home in Cairns a number of days ago after a 39 year-old Manunda man allegedly poured petrol over the body of a man of the same age and also around his Freshwater property.

Police said the man fled prior to their arrival before he was located and arrested a short time ago.

He was charged with one count each of threatening violence, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed, evade police possess utensils and two counts of possess dangerous drugs.

Lastly, Police have appealed to the public to help locate a missing 46 year-old woman who was last seen at a cattle station in Cape York around 9am on October 4.

Nicole Anita Lutton was believed to be travelling to Innisfail and then on to Townsville to see family and is believed to be travelling in a silver 2008 Suzuki Jimny, registration 681DJ7 which could be towing a silver trailer containing a bird cage.

Police and family are concerned for her welfare as her disappearance is out of character. She may have been in the company of a 65-year-old man, who is known to her.

Police said Nicole is Caucasian, around 173cm tall, with a slim build, curly brown hair, brown eyes and has a small scar on her upper left arm.

She was last seen wearing a multi-coloured checked shirt and black velvet skirt.

If you have any information please contact your local Police station.