11 h. ago Parents of backpacker, 19, found dead surrounded by dingoes slams order to cull wild dogs as dad reveals her ‘mistake’

THE parents of a Canadian teen found dead and encircled by a pack of wild dogs have slammed the decision to put the dingoes down. Piper James, 19, was found dead and surrounded by a pack of dingoes on a tourist beach on K'gari, a popular island off the coast of southeast Queensland, Australia. She...

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13 h. ago Love Island fame not to blame for my addiction issues, Jack Fincham says

The reality star will return to rehab.

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26 h. ago Pack of dingoes to be PUT DOWN over ‘aggressive behaviour’ after death of teen, 19, on tourist island

A PACK of dingoes found circling the dead body of a 19-year-old backpacker will be put down, after rangers observed "aggressive behaviour" in the wild dogs. Piper James, 19, was found dead and surrounded by a pack of dingoes on the tourist hotspot island K'gari, off the coast of southeast Queensland, Australia. Piper had gone...

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31 h. ago Victoria Beckham issues 'love you' message as Spice Girls reunite for Emma Bunton's 50th birthday

Victoria took to social media to share a snap with her former band mates

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47 h. ago Love Island winner's savage takedown of Curtis Pritchard as he returns to the villa

Amber Gill, who won Love Island in 2019, has issued a hilarious takedown on Curtis Pritchard after her former co-star returned to the villa yet again

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49 h. ago Love Island's Megan Barton Hanson issues terrified warning after two men follow her in car

Love Island star Megan Barton Hanson has shared how terrified she was after two men followed her in a car and encouraged her fans to 'look out for each other' after the horrifying ordeal

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3 d. ago Canadian backpacker’s death poses question for Queensland’s K’gari: can dingoes and tourists coexist?

Coroner is yet to determine the cause of death of Piper James, a 19-year-old Canadian woman found surrounded by dingoes on MondayIn the early hours of Monday morning, a young woman’s body was found being mauled by a pack of dingoes near a shipwreck on a windswept stretch of white sand beach on an island off the east coast of Australia.The island was K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, in southern Queensland, home to about 150 human inhabitants and a population of dingoes genetically distinct from those on the mainland. Called wongari in the language of its Butchulla traditional owners, the lean yellow and white canids are sacred to the First People and indelibly entwined in the cultural fabric of this world-heritage listed sand island. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Major update on woman, 19, found dead surrounded by dingoes as her autopsy is released

The 19-year-old Canadian backpacker's body was discovered on the shoreline of Queensland's world-famous island on Monday surrounded by a pack of 10 dingoes.

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3 d. ago Piper James autopsy finds ‘evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites’

Canadian backpacker, 19, was found dead on K’gari island earlier this week surrounded by pack of wild dingoesThe autopsy of Piper James, whose body was found on K’gari surrounded by a pack of dingoes, has found “physical evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites”.The Canadian backpacker’s trip to Australia ended in tragedy when the 19-year-old was found dead on a beach on Monday on the world heritage-listed island formerly known as Fraser Island off the Queensland coast. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Loved ones issue message for Australia after tourist was found dead surrounded by dingoes: 'Heartless'

Canadian backpacker Piper James, 19, was camping on Queensland's remote K'gari Island when she told friends she was heading out for an early morning swim at about 5am.

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4 d. ago Tragic Brit is seen on CCTV before he was found dead in Bangkok: Tourist, 21, collapsed while drinking but discharged himself from hospital... only to die alone in hotel room

Joshua Kershaw, 21, checked into Maxim's Inn hotel in Sukhumvit 7/1 on January 12 at 9pm in Bangkok, before leaving for a night out.

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4 d. ago 'Love of my live is back in the UK – we bonked three times a day all over the place'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who has tracked down the love of her life and is tempted to contact him

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5 d. ago British tourist, 21, is found dead in Thailand after he missed flight home

Joshua Kershaw, 21, had flown out to Bangkok, Thailand for a week's holiday on January 12 when he stopped replying to his mum Jenny's phone calls

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5 d. ago Grieving dad reveals heartbreaking story about his daughter, 19, who was found dead surrounded by a pack of dingoes with multiple defensive wounds

Canadian backpacker Piper James, 19, was camping on Queensland's remote K'gari Island when she told friends she was heading out for an early-morning swim. Her body was found hours later.

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5 d. ago Devastated parents speak out after Canadian teen found dead surrounded by dingoes on Australian island

Investigators are yet to conclude whether 19-year-old died from drowning or dingo attack

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5 d. ago Teen found dead on Australian island 'surrounded by dingoes'

Piper James, 19, was found dead on the white sands of 75 Mile Beach on K'gari island in Queensland, surrounded by wild dogs

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5 d. ago Teen found dead 'surrounded by dingoes' pictured as parents 'hearts are shattered'

The parents of 19-year-old Canadian backpacker Piper James, who was found dead surrounded by dingoes on K'gari island in Australia, have paid tribute to their 'beautiful' daughter

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5 d. ago 'Shattered' parents of teen found dead on tropical Australian island 'surrounded by dingoes' pay heartbreaking tribute

Piper James from Canada has been identified as the woman found dead on the tropical island of K'gari.

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5 d. ago ‘Shattered’ parents of Canadian backpacker found dead on K’gari island mourn adventurous daughter

Coroner to examine if 19-year-old drowned off Australian tourist island or was killed by wild dingoes“I’m 18, and you can’t stop me!” Piper James told her father before she set off backpacking on the other side of the Pacific Ocean – but the young Canadian woman’s trip to Australia ended in tragedy and trauma.Early on Monday, the now-19-year-old was found dead on a beach on the world heritage-listed sand island and tourist destination of K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) off the Queensland coast, surrounded by a pack of dingoes near the Maheno shipwreck. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Shattered family break silence after Canadian backpacker Piper James was found dead surrounded by dingoes on K'gari

Todd and Angela James penned a heartbreaking tribute early Wednesday as they shared dozens of photos of their daughter Piper.

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