00:02Piper James was going for an early morning swim when she was attacked by dingoes on Garry.
00:08An investigation by the Queensland coroner has confirmed she drowned as a result.
00:14It is just so tragic what happened to Piper with 10 dingoes involved.
00:17Her mum says it breaks her heart she couldn't be there to save her.
00:21And her dad says it's hard to imagine what their baby went through.
00:25The teen's body was found surrounded by dingoes.
00:28Eight of those animals have been euthanized.
00:31Experts say chasing prey into the water is one of their hunting techniques.
00:37Wild animals are just acting like wild animals there.
00:40So again you basically have to manage people rather than manage animals.
00:44The backpacker's death is the first fatal attack since nine-year-old Clinton Gage's death in 2001.
00:51Her family wants more awareness about the danger and a full coronial inquest
00:57to find out what information is shared between rangers and tour groups.
01:03We have to let people know that it is a natural environment for dingoes and other species that are dangerous.
01:09The government is again ruling out capping visitor numbers to the World Heritage listed island.
01:15But dingo management and education is on the agenda.
01:19An inquest is still being considered by the coroner.
01:23An inquest is still being considered by the coroner.
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