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Canadian backpacker Piper James has been remembered with a traditional smoking ceremony on K'gari two weeks after she died. Her parents travelled to the island today to experience the place she'd told them so much about.

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00:00Todd and Angela James on the vast Ghari Beach where their daughter died.
00:07A grieving father falls to his knees as an Indigenous smoking ritual takes place to send off Piper James' spirit.
00:16We need to help release her and giving the family and her a safe passage home back to their homelands.
00:22The teenager's devastated family travelled 11,000 kilometres to be here.
00:27Bringing healing to the family and how they can move forward in their healing journey after the loss of their daughter.
00:34Todd and Angela James told the ABC they couldn't find the words to articulate how grateful they are for the outpouring of condolences for their beloved daughter Piper.
00:44They say just being on the island has helped them feel closer to her.
00:48The 19-year-old's closest friend also returned to the island they were exploring together weeks ago.
00:54Piper's body was discovered surrounded by a pack of ten dingoes.
00:58A coroner found she suffered bites before and after she died as well as evidence of drowning.
01:04Eight of the animals involved have been euthanized.
01:07There have been calls for better dingo management on the island.
01:11I think we need more resources on ground, more butchelers on ground too, you know, to work together.
01:16The family will have to wait for further post-mortem results to determine how she died, but are instead focusing on how she lived.
01:24A farewell for the lively spirit who loved the outdoors.
01:28The locker world must be on her alongside.
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01:44The safety of the female male or female.
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01:53The fishery, the female, the female,
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