People rush to woman’s aid in latest dingo attack on K’gari

People have rushed to a woman’s aid after she was bitten by a dingo on the thigh as another circled when she was alone walking on the beach at K’gari on the weekend.

Tourists and residents have been urged to carry a stick and never walk alone after a woman was bitten by a dingo on K’gari, with people rushing to her aid.

It comes just two weeks after two collared dingoes bit two women in separate incidents on the island and in July a woman running on the beach was mauled by four dogs.

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service is investigating the latest incident, which left a woman with two small abrasions on her right thigh.

On August 26, the woman was standing alone on the beach near Happy Valley when she felt a nip on her thigh.

She turned to see a collared dingo, also known as wongari, which circled and lunged at the her, as another collared wongari began to circle her.

The woman yelled and swung her water bottle, and stayed as calm as possible as the drivers of four vehicles came to her aid.

One of the drivers transported the woman back to Happy Valley. Rangers patrolling the area provided Be dingo-safe! information to visitors.

Rangers are closely monitoring the collared wongari.

Visitors and residents on K’gari are reminded to remain vigilant at all times, and children must be kept under constant supervision.

Anyone with information about these incidents and other negative interactions is encouraged to contact a QPWS ranger by calling 07 4127 9150.