K’gari dingo attack: Young boy bitten by wild animal on popular tourist island in fourth attack in four weeks

A young boy has become the fourth victim of a dingo bite on Queensland’s K’gari Island in as many weeks.

The boy was bitten at a campsite on the west side of Fraser Island, which goes by the indigenous name K’gari.

He was taken by boat from Kingfisher Bay Resort and Village to Hervey Bay on Saturday to undergo treatment at Hervey Bay Hospital.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers are now investigating the fourth dingo bite incident in four weeks after a man and two children were attacked in January.

On January 15, a man was bitten on the back of the leg while standing next to his car in the Hook Point boating area.

The animal left the area after the man got back into his car.

Three days earlier, a primary school-age girl was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after being bitten several times while swimming near Hook Point.

A seven-year-old girl was bitten on January 4 after her mother tried to take a photo of a dingo.

The mother got out of the car for a photo, but didn’t realize her daughter had also gotten out.

The girl ran away when she became scared after the dingo approached her and was bitten on her thigh.

The boy was bitten by the wild dog (stock image of dingoes) at a campsite on the west side of the island

The dingo involved in the January attack on three people was humanely euthanized, a last resort according to rangers after the animal exhibited “increasingly dangerous behavior.”

Since December 10, there have been seven dingo-related incidents on K’gari, six of which involved children.

Visitors to K’gari are reminded to travel in groups and always stay within easy reach of children and young teenagers.

Campers must lock up and store their food along with trash, fish or bait in secure containers separate from the tent, and should never feed the animals.

Visitors should avoid running or jogging, which can cause negative dingo reactions.