New details emerge about dingo attack on boy at K’gari
Wildlife rangers are investigating after a boy was bitten on the back by a dingo at K’gari, with new details revealing the youth was helped by nearby fishermen during the attack.
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Wildlife rangers are investigating after a boy was bitten on the back by a dingo at K’gari, with new details revealing the youth was helped by nearby fisherman during the attack.
The 12-year-old presented himself to the heritage tourist island’s medical services for treatment shortly after midday Sunday.
Paramedics treated him for superficial lacerations and a puncture wound.
A Department of Environment spokesman revealed Monday the boy and a friend had been playing at Yidney Rocks on the island’s eastern side when the animal, which was tagged, attacked.
The boys and an adult were playing in shallow water then the dingo approached from behind and bit him, the spokesman said.
They had been carrying a dingo stick but had put it aside at nearby rocks before entering the water.
Nearby fishers who witnessed the attack ran to help with their own stick, the spokesman said.
They forced the dingo to move away but it followed them back to their accommodation, and was still in the area when rangers arrived at the scene.
The spokesman said the rangers identified the animal from photos, and would monitor it.
He urged visitors to the island to always carry a stick, and said fishers were advised to move dingoes on immediately and not let them linger nearby.
It is the latest in a series of bites and encounters with the animals on the island, which have prompted authorities to increase wildlife patrols.
The increase was announced after two children were bitten near Lake McKenzie within only days of each other.
Only weeks earlier, on January 18, a three-year-old was bitten on the back of their leg by a tagged dingo, near Kingfisher Bay.
On the same day a woman was also bitten on the leg at Lake McKenzie after trying to stop a dingo from taking her bag.
Rangers are continuing to remind visitors to stay within arm’s reach of children and camp in fenced areas where possible.
QPWS has urged visitors to remain vigilant and follow their Be dingo-safe! guidelines, which include:
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