Canadian backpacker, 19, was found dead on K’gari island earlier this week surrounded by pack of wild dingoes
The 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.
A postmortem into her death began on Wednesday, with police saying a coroner would examine whether she drowned in dangerous waters off the island’s eastern beaches or was killed by the wild dogs – as well as other “potential possibilities”.
A Queensland coroners court spokesperson said on Friday night that the coroner had completed a preliminary assessment and was now awaiting pathology results “to further assist in determining the cause of death of Piper James”.
