Dingoes to blame for Canadian teen’s beach death

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Canadian backpacker Piper James died from drowning due to a dingo attack on Queensland's K'gari, the state's coroner has found.

A spokesperson for the Coroner's Court this morning confirmed Piper's cause of death has been ruled as "drowning in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack".

James' body was found on the beach, surrounded by a pack of dingoes on the morning of Monday, January 19.

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Piper James, 19, was found dead on K'Gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, yesterday morning surrounded by a pack of about 10 dingoes.

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