Boy bitten by dingo in Fraser Island attack

A boy has been bitten by a dingo on Fraser Island overnight, the fourth reported incident this year on the island.

A CHILD has been bitten by a dingo in the latest attack on Fraser Island.

The school-aged boy was bitten on Eastern Beach last night about 6pm.

Paramedics were called to the scene at 6.06pm and treated the boy with minor injuries to his hand.

He did not require transport.

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The bite comes as the fourth reported incident this year after a six-year-old boy was attacked by a dingo in January, followed by another on a nine-year-old boy and his mother in February.

On April 19, a 14-month-old boy was snatched from his tent while he slept by a dingo, suffering a fractured skull, puncture wounds to his neck and head and a bite-mark bruise on his shoulder.