Disturbing images come from Australia of a French tourist being bitten by a dingo, a kind of wild dog. It is the umpteenth incident on the sand island of K’gari, formerly Fraser Island. On June 16, another ten-year-old boy was bitten and pulled underwater by a dingo there.
Steven Allen
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K’gari, the largest sand island in the world, is a popular tourist attraction. It is located off the coast of Queensland, about 250 km north of Brisbane. You will find paradise freshwater lakes, an old shipwreck, beautiful nature and … dingoes. These are some of the last thoroughbred dingoes in Australia.
People have to leave the animals alone, and feeding them carries very high fines. For example, a 23-year-old Australian tourist was fined 1,410 euros in October for giving the animals some biscuits. As a result of such behavior, the animals no longer avoid humans, which can lead to attacks. The worst example is the death of young Clinton Gage in 2001, after which more than 100 dingoes were slaughtered.
Dingo killed
That also happened earlier this month with the dingo that bit the girl in the video above. The video dates back to April or May, and he has been attacking other tourists ever since. The victims included a seven-year-old boy and a 42-year-old woman.
The 10-year-old boy who was bitten on June 16 suffered injuries to his shoulder and arms. He suffered bite marks, scrapes and bumps, but his injuries were not too bad. That dingo is being watched for the time being, but not (yet) finished.
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