Woman found dead on popular Australian tourist island K’gari
Queensland police appeal for witnesses after 19-year-old, a Canadian citizen, found on beach north of the Maheno shipwreck
TL;DR
- A 19-year-old Canadian woman was found dead on a beach on K’gari (Fraser Island).
- Dingoes were found near her body and had touched it.
- She left her hostel at 5 am for a solo swim and was last seen between 6 am and 6:15 am.
- Witnesses reported seeing a pack of about 10 dingoes near an object on the beach, which turned out to be the woman.
- Police are awaiting a postmortem examination, scheduled for Wednesday, to determine the cause of death.
- Authorities confirmed the body was "touched and interfered with" by dingoes but would not speculate if this caused her death.
- The investigation is focused on the 75-minute window between 5 am and her discovery.
- K'gari is described as a wilderness area, and dingoes are wild animals.
- Police are appealing for witnesses.
- A friend of the deceased, also working at the hostel, is assisting police and is reportedly traumatized.