Tourist films herself with a dingo on K’gari, Fraser Island where little girl was attacked
Tourist is blamed for taking a selfie with a dingo in the same spot where a little girl was mauled and held underwater by one of the wild animals
- A woman took selfies with a dingo on K’gari
- On Monday, a little girl was nearly killed by a dingo
A tourist faced backlash for filming a selfie with a dingo at the same spot where a six-year-old girl was mauled and held underwater by a wild dog.
Video of the woman taking a selfie video with a dingo on K’gari, formerly Fraser Island, surfaced online Friday – thought unsure when it was filmed.
The little girl was attacked on the beach of the holiday island last Monday afternoon.
The woman filmed herself as the dingo lunged, growled and raised its tail – all signs of dominance testing.
Before disembarking the ferry to K’gari, tourists are repeatedly warned about the dangers of interacting with wild dogs and urged to avoid dingoes at all costs.
Still, the woman smiles as she films herself just meters from the dangerous animal.
A woman was criticized after filming herself near a dingo (above) on K’gari
Hundreds of commenters were outraged by the woman’s actions and called out her for posting the video.
“It’s a golden rule for Fraser. Do not interact with the dingoes in any way. It couldn’t be simpler. Ignore them!” one person wrote.
This is a perfect example of how things go wrong! They are not domesticated dogs,” said another.
“There is so much wrong with this. Another lawful act by someone who doesn’t use his head,” a third wrote.
‘This must be a tourist, the Aussies aren’t that stupid, are they?’ said another commenter.
A fifth wrote: ‘Leave the dingoes alone. They pay the ultimate price if something happens.’
However, not everyone believed the dingo was aggressive and defended the woman.
The woman shared her video with the dingo (above) just days after a six-year-old girl nearly died from a dingo attack on the same island
Commentators called the woman (above) ‘entitled’ and urged people to stay away from wild animals
“This dingo seemed pretty friendly to me! She wasn’t intimate with the dingo and it wasn’t in a group! I applaud her for having a great moment,” one commenter wrote.
‘The dingo is playful, not aggressive, but people should not get too close or make contact. It is a wild animal and should be respected as such,” said another.
Australians so dear about a wild dog. If she gets bitten, she learns a life lesson,” said a third person.
In 2020, the Palaszczuk government increased the penalties for those who deliberately feed, disturb or approach dingoes, walking fines of a minimum of $2,135 per violation, but possibly rising to a maximum of $10,676.
There is no suggestion that the woman who filmed her interaction with the dingo fed or deliberately approached the dingo.
Queensland Ambulance Service supervisor Martin Kelly said attacks are likely to increase as dingoes become more comfortable around humans.
“They learn behaviors, and the more they interact with people, the less they worry about us,” he said.
“If they get more confident, they’re more likely to attack people.”