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19-Year-Old Canadian Found Dead on K’gari Beach as Police Probe Dingo Involvement

Authorities await an autopsy to establish whether she drowned or died from an animal attack.

FILE - An Australian dingo is photographed at the Australian Wildlife Park near Sydney on April 4, 1998. (AP Photo/Russell McPhedran, File)
Grey mangrove, Avicennia marina, with pneumatophores exposed at low tide, clearly indicating the extent of the plant's root system, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia. (Photo by: Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Two men discovered the woman unresponsive north of the Maheno shipwreck around 6:35 a.m., with about 10 dingoes nearby.
  • Police confirmed the dingoes had physically contacted her body, which was taken to the mainland for forensic examination.
  • Investigators are weighing drowning versus a dingo attack as the cause of death, with a post-mortem set for Wednesday.
  • Rangers increased patrols, closed a nearby campsite, and installed warning signs following recent alerts about heightened dingo activity.
  • The victim, a Canadian national working at a backpackers’ hostel for six weeks, has not been publicly identified as consular officials assist her family.