Overview
- Authorities identified the victim as Piper James, 19, a Canadian backpacker who had been working on K’gari for about six weeks.
- Two men found her near the Maheno shipwreck around 6:30 a.m.; police confirm dingoes had contacted the body, and possible defensive wounds have been reported by media.
- A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Wednesday as police appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage and coordinate with environmental agencies.
- Rangers have increased patrols, closed a nearby campsite, and installed warning signs, following recent notices of heightened dingo activity through January 31.
- Canadian consular officials are assisting the family, Queensland’s premier ruled out a tourist ban, and local leaders flagged a potential review of dingo management; the island’s last fatal dingo attack was in 2001.