Woman fights off two dingoes with her water bottle on K’Gari – the latest in a series of savage attacks
- Dingo bites woman on leg at K’gari in Queensland
- It is the latest in a series of dingo attacks on the island
A dingo smothered a woman in the leg in a series of similar attacks on K’gari.
Rangers are urging tourists not to walk on K’gari alone after a woman was bitten by a dingo during the latest attack on the island of Queensland.
Authorities are on the lookout for the protected dog, who bit his victim on the leg while standing on an eastern beach.
The animal was one of two collared dingoes circling her, the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service said Monday after Saturday’s bite.
The woman screamed and waved her water bottle at the animals before people nearby came to her aid.
A woman has been bitten on the leg by a dingo during the latest series of similar attacks on K’gari or Fraser Island (stock image)
She was taken to nearby Happy Valley to treat scratches on her thigh.
Rangers said visitors are not allowed to walk alone on the island and carry a stick for protection.
The attack is the latest in a series of dangerous encounters on K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, in which a woman was bitten in the thigh after collared dingoes chased a group of adults about two weeks ago.
In July, a 24-year-old woman was taken to hospital with numerous bites after being attacked by at least three dingoes while jogging on Orchid Beach.
One of the dingoes was euthanized because it had been responsible for other threatening and biting incidents, including one involving a six-year-old girl.
In early July, an eight-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being bitten and scratched when two dingoes approached his family on a beach in Happy Valley.
Authorities warned visitors and residents of K’gari to be vigilant around dingoes after several attacks in recent months
In June, a dingo was euthanized after a series of ‘high-risk’ incidents involving the animal in previous months, including the biting of a seven-year-old boy and a 42-year-old woman.
Several camping zones had been closed until further notice earlier in August due to increasingly aggressive dingo behavior.
Despite the growing number of attacks, park rangers have rejected calls to cull the dingo population on the World Heritage-listed island, blaming visitor behavior for the spike in incidents.
Collars are worn by dingoes that engage in risky behavior and are fitted with a device to track movement and behavior.