Armed robbery in Hervey Bay, QLD

Police are investigating after a man was robbed at knifepoint in Hervey Bay yesterday afternoon, Queensland Police say.

At about 4.25pm a man was walking along a footpath of Boat Harbour Drive in Torquay.

As he approached the intersection with Robert Street a car stopped and two young men got out of the vehicle and threatened the man with a knife.

The teenage boys demanded money and pushed the man to the ground.

The man handed over a small bag to the boys who then fled and were last seen driving west on Boat Harbour Drive in a teal or green medium sized car.

The man was not physically injured during the incident.

One boy is described as around 16-years-old and Aboriginal in appearance, 183cm tall with a thin build, short brown curly hair, brown eyes and wispy moustache. He was wearing a dark-coloured hooded jumper with light grey knee-length baggy gym shorts.

The second boy is described as around 14 to 15-years-old, Aboriginal in appearance with a thin build and was wearing a dark coloured t-shirt and dark knee-length shorts.

Anyone who may know the boys or witnessed the incident is being urged to contact Policelink on 131 44 or Crime Stoppers.

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