Body of a 19-year-old Canadian woman found on K’gari

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A 19-year-old Canadian woman has died on K'gari Fraser Island with police investigating whether she drowned or was attacked by dingoes. Her body was found this morning near the island's famous shipwreck.

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00:00A morning swim ending in tragedy.

00:05We simply can't confirm whether this young lady drowned

00:09or died as a result of being attacked by dingoes.

00:13The 19-year-old Canadian woman had been travelling with a friend

00:16and working at a backpacker hostel on Gari for the past six weeks.

00:20She'd told friends she was heading for a swim

00:22near the Mahino shipwreck at 5 o'clock but never returned.

00:26There was markings on her body consistent with having been touched

00:31and interfered with by the dingoes.

00:33Two men driving along the beach discovered her surrounded

00:36by a pack of up to ten dingoes about half past six.

00:39Police have contacted Canadian authorities.

00:42The woman's body has been transported to the mainland

00:45and her family is being informed.

00:47Pretty disturbing, very distressing I'm sure for those that work

00:51or know the young lady.

00:54Dingoes are employed in a range of roles on the island.

00:57They bring a perspective that is valued

00:59and they're an integral part of our community

01:01whilst they're working on the island.

01:03It's an idyllic holiday destination but not without known dangers.

01:07Dingoes have been known to attack visitors

01:09while rips are common along the eastern beaches.

01:12We are acutely aware of how deeply this impacts

01:15not only the community that live on Gari

01:18but also the many, many thousands of people that visit there each year.

01:24I'm going to try out to speak.

01:26I'm going to try out to learn the land

01:27that will be very difficult for you to go through.

01:28I'm going to try out to understand the land

01:29and they're not alone.

01:30We don't talk to anyone, but we don't have to make a perspective.

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