4 h. 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 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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18 h. 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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30 h. ago Fears Australian backpacker 'killed by dingoes' after body found 'surrounded'

The 19-year-old backpacker was staying a the tropical island of K'gari in Queensland

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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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62 h. ago Canadian woman is found dead surrounded by dingoes on K'gari

The 19-year-old woman was found dead in the early hours of Monday morning.

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3 d. ago Teen 'played house in dead neighbour's home while body rotted in yard'

A teenager has been charged with murder and burglary after breaking into his neighbours home - killing him and leaving his body in the garden to decompose and decay

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3 d. ago Teen dead and three injured after shooting at historic New Orleans restaurant and civil rights landmark

Three bystanders visiting the city were injured after shooting victim was chased inside 85-year-old landmark

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7 d. ago Three suspects on the loose after teen is found shot dead in bathroom of Chipotle

Khyon Smith-Tate, 16, was found fatally shot near Temple University in North Philadelphia

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1 week ago Teen son wakes to find mum dead on floor on Christmas morning

Louise McKenzie, 38, wished her son Reece 'Merry Christmas' before bed - but when the 18-year-old woke up, she was already dead.

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1 week ago Mum, 38, found dead on the floor by her horrified teen son on Christmas Day

Reece Barrett's mum Louise McKenzie, 38, died suddenly on Christmas Day morning from a suspected brain haemorrhage after visiting doctors the previous day where she was diagnosed with an inflamed pancreas

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1 week ago Teen woke to find mum, 38, dead on bathroom floor on Christmas Day

Reece Barrett had been last minute Christmas shopping with his mum Louise McKenzie on Christmas Eve - the teenager woke up on Christmas Day to find her dead

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2 w. ago Family forced into 'important update' after 'dead' teen son suddenly wakes from coma

Police said a boy was killed in a horror car crash just days before Christmas, but his family issued a shocking update about the teenager just three weeks later

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2 w. ago Pictured: Teen who died in car crash but whose parents spent three weeks believing he was alive after police blunder

The family of Joshua Johnson, 18, were mistakenly informed by officers that he had survived a collision near Rotherham which claimed the lives of two others.

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