5 h. 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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6 h. 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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9 h. 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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9 h. 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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13 h. 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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35 h. ago Campsites closed as police investigate possible dingo link to death of Canadian on Australian tourist island K’gari

While violent dingo and human interactions have been increasing, police refuse to speculate whether 19-year-old woman drowned or was killed by the wild canidsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo campsites have been closed and park rangers are increasing patrols after a 19-year-old Canadian woman was found dead on a beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes on a popular Queensland tourist island.Two men made the grisly discovery while driving down the eastern beaches of K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) at about 6:15am on Monday. The discovery came up to 75 minutes after the woman left the backpacker hostel at which she had been working for six weeks, where she told colleagues and friends she was heading to the beach that morning. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Woman found dead and surrounded by dingos on popular Australian tourist island

Police working with local rangers, community members, and the environment and science departments to understand what exactly happened

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55 h. ago Canadian woman found dead and surrounded by dingos on popular tourist island

Police working with local rangers, community members, and the environment and science departments to understand what exactly happened

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5 d. ago Family pay heartbreaking tribute to university student, 20, who suddenly vanished from campus as body found in water

THE family of a university student who vanished from campus have paid tribute to their "everything" after a body was found in water nearby. Connor James Calleja, 20, went missing from Lincoln University in the early hours of Sunday morning. Local police confirmed on Tuesday that they made the grim discovery of a male body...

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2 w. ago Scots frontman, 41, dies day after his birthday in hillwalking tragedy as band and family pay heartbreaking tributes

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Scots singer who died on Hogmanay after he went out hillwalking. Dad-of-two Andrew Ure, who turned 41 on December 30, is understood to have gone out to try new gear he got for his birthday - but never made it home. Andrew was the lead singer of Falkirk band...

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2 w. ago Sarah Fisher dead: Ted Lasso star Anthony Head's partner dies as daughters pay heartbreaking tribute

Ted Lasso star Anthony Head's partner, Sarah Fisher, has died at the age of 61 in what her daughters described as 'immensely shocking to us all'

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3 w. ago Aussie football star tragically killed in car crash as family pay heartbreaking tribute

An Aussie football star has tragically been killed in a car crash just days after celebrating Christmas with their family who paid an emotional tribute

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast hosts announce tragic news as family pay heartbreaking tribute

BBC Breakfast hosts Charlie Stayt and Emma Vardy shared tributes to missing swimmer Matthew Upham after police called off the search for two men following a Christmas Day swim

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4 w. ago Girl, 13, dies in sudden tragedy as family pay heartbreaking tribute with boy arrested on suspicion of harassment

Madison Richardson tragically died - a boy has been arrested on suspicion of harassment

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4 w. ago Family pay heartbreaking tribute to ‘loyal’ mum, 59, killed after car ploughed into her just days before Christmas

HEARTBREAKING tributes have poured in for a woman, 59, killed after a car ploughed into her just days before Christmas. Vicki Attenborough was one of two pedestrians hit by a VW Polo as they made their way along a major road in Bolton on Monday. The tragedy unfolded at the junction of Scout Road, Smithills Dean...

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4 w. ago Family pay heartbreaking tribute to ‘beautiful young man’, 18, killed after car crashed into garden & flipped

A FAMILY has paid a touching tribute to their “beautiful young man” after he died when the car he was in crashed into a garden and flipped over. Sidney Brook, 18, was driving a grey Ford Fiesta which crashed into a property in Baildon, West Yorkshire, at around 12.55am on December 20. He was pronounced...

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