Woman’s body found on tourist island ‘near dingoes’

A woman was found dead on the beach of a popular tourist resort after dingoes “came into contact” with her body.

The sudden death of the 19-year-old, believed to be a Canadian citizen, is being investigated after he was discovered on K’gari, formerly Fraser Island, in the early hours of Monday.

Police said the woman may have gone swimming around 5am before dingoes were spotted near her body.

“I can confirm that the dingoes were in physical contact with the body,” Police Inspector Paul Algie told ABC News.

Police were called to the beach near the SS Maheno shipwreck, a popular tourist spot, at around 6.35am following reports that a woman was found unresponsive.

Police said the woman was pronounced dead a short time later and the crime scene was located.

The woman is believed to work at a backpacker hostel on the island.

“She was a young woman enjoying a beautiful part of the world and that’s what makes this such a tragedy,” Insp Algie said.

Anyone with information or vision should contact the police.