Paramedics fly girl to hospital after dingo bite on K’gari

Paramedics have flown a girl to hospital after she was bitten by a dingo at a popular tourist getaway.

Paramedics have rushed a girl to hospital after she was bitten by a dingo on Queensland’s popular K’gari island.

The child-age girl suffered puncture wounds to her abdomen and scratches on her back in the bite attack, a Queensland Ambulance Services spokeswoman told NewsWire.

She was flown to Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition early Saturday afternoon.

The attack happened at Orchid Beach, at the top end of the island.

K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is about 400km north of Brisbane.

A high-risk dingo fitted with a GPS collar on K'gari Island in Queensland. Picture: Supplied

The location of K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, in Queensland. Picture: Google Maps

The island was marred by a series of dingo attacks in 2023.

An eight-year-old boy was attacked in early July that year and a 10-year-old boy was dragged under the water by a dingo in June.

In mid-July, a 24-year-old woman was hospitalised after she was attacked by a pack of dingoes while out jogging on the beach.

A six-year-old girl was hospitalised with puncture wounds to her head and hand after a dingo attack in April.

Altogether, there were more than 100 high-risk or threatening interactions between dingoes and people in 2023.

Originally published as Paramedics fly girl to hospital after dingo bite on K’gari