Dingo Attack Kills Canadian Backpacker on K'Gari Island

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Sydney News Today. A coroner in Queensland has ruled that 19-year-old Canadian backpacker, Piper James, died from drowning caused by injuries from a dingo attack. She was working on the popular tourist island of Cagari when the incident happened during an early morning walk on January 19. Pathologists found multiple bite marks on her body from before death, showing she was forced into the water by a group of dingos. The investigation into her death continues with officials holding back more details for now. Piper's family rushed to Queensland after hearing the news, heartbroken by the loss. Her father shared that she might have stayed safer with a walking stick, explaining how dingos sometimes heard prey into water to drown it. Still, he made clear his daughter would not have wanted any animals hurt in retaliation. Dingos hold cultural importance to the local Butchula people, known as Wangari, and they are protected by law on the island. Harming them can lead to fines up to $27,538, and visitors are urged to carry sticks outside

1:06fenced. Areas. Meanwhile, traditional owners keep pushing for limits on tourist numbers to reduce risks, though the state government has turned down those requests. So far, the Daily News Now is presented by our sponsor. Salipillo is a pillow with built-in headphones, lay back, press play, and disappear into what you're listening to.