Lee Carseldine ‘stalked’ by dingo during gruelling 140km challenge on Fraser Island

Lee Carseldine has shared the moment he was stalked by a dingo as his body began to collapse during a 140km charity walk.

With twenty hours to go on his 140km charity walk around Fraser Island, Lee Carseldine’s entire body contracted with cramps.

As he continued on, a dingo began following him shortly after, stalking him as he struggled up the beach at dusk.

He doesn’t remember much of walking through the night after that.

Lee Carseldine encounters a dingo during his charity challenge on Fraser Island

After 26 hours and 20 minutes he finally reached his 140km target, embracing his emotional father Stuart Carseldine, who was waiting at the finish line, and saying “this was for mum”.

His mother, Elizabeth Carseldine, died from a stroke in 2019 while the former Queensland cricketer was filming Australian Survivor, while Stuart also suffered a stroke in 2006.

In his latest effort for the Stroke Foundation and the Stride4Stroke fundraiser, Carseldine walked 140km along the beach on Fraser Island this month carrying a 19kg backpack – to signify the statistic of a person in Australia suffering a stroke every 19 minutes.

Lee Carseldine with his father Stuart after completing a Stride4Stroke challenge on Fraser Island

“The wildest moment was we got stalked by a dingo, my partner (Nina) and I were separated from our crew,” Carseldine said.

“They had to go up ahead to get through a creek. It was right on dusk and basically a dingo stalked us for a few hundred metres until someone came along and dragged us to safety a bit in a car.”

“At about the six-hour mark by body had a full body cramp experience which was the worst feeling in the world. At night I was basically sleep walking. I can’t even remember it.”

Lee Carseldine encounters a dingo during his charity challenge on Fraser Island. Photo: Instagram

He had to get towed to safety in a car. Photo: Instagram

Carseldine’s efforts has already helped raise $70,000 for the Stroke Foundation and encouraged 800 registrations for Stride4Stroke, which starts in November.

It was all worth it for Carseldine, who committed to the challenge in honour of his family.

“I wasn’t sure he (dad) was going to get emotional, but the tears definitely flowed.”

Register for Stride4Stroke at stride4stroke.org.au