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Police in Queensland, Australia, are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Canadian woman after her body was found on a beach on Monday, reportedly surrounded by dingoes.
Police were called to the beach on K’gari, formerly called Fraser Island, at 6:35 a.m. local time, according to a news release. The woman had reportedly gone for a swim around 5 a.m.
In a news conference, Insp. Paul Algie said the Canadian citizen had been working at a backpacker’s hostel on the island for the past six weeks, according to ABC News. She told friends she was going for a swim.
Two men found her body on the beach and called the police, he said. She was confirmed dead shortly after police arrived.
“We simply can’t confirm whether this young lady drowned or died as a result of being attacked by dingoes,” Algie told local media in a news conference.
“There were marking on her body consistent with being touched and interfered with by the dingoes.”
Algie told local media the Queensland police have reached out to the RCMP to inform the woman’s family. CBC News has contacted the RCMP and Global Affairs Canada for more information.
In a post on X, Queensland police asked anyone with relevant information to come forward.
