Australian police are investigating the death of a 19‑year‑old Canadian woman whose body was discovered on Monday near the SS Maheno shipwreck at K’gari, Queensland. According to Inspector Paul Algie, the remains showed signs of having been disturbed by dingoes, though he declined to speculate on the cause of death. Authorities reported that the woman had been working at a backpacker hostel on the island and was believed to have gone for an early morning swim near the shipwreck. Police have contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and are working to notify her family in Canada.
00:00And now we move to Australia, where the police are investigating the deaths of a Canadian woman on a Queensland tourist island after her body was found near Dingoes.
00:10On Monday, two men found the body of a 19-year-old woman while driving along the beach near the SS Manjano shipwreck at Guarri, according to Queensland Police Inspector Paul Algee.
00:22Algee said he would not speculate on the cause of death, but noted that the remains shown signs of having been destroyed by Dingoes.
00:31Algee added that the woman had been working at Zapat Packer Hostel at the island and was believed to have gone for an early morning swim near the shipwreck.
00:40Algee said the police had contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and were attempting to contact the woman's family in Canada.
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