Canadian backpacker, 19, died by drowning after dingo attack in Australia, coroner finds

Piper James, Canadian backpacker, was found dead surrounded by dingoes on K’gari, Queensland, Australia - (Todd James)

Canadian backpacker Piper James, 19, died “as a result of drowning” following a dingo attack in Australia, according to the coroner’s findings.

Her body was found in January on a beach on K’gari, a World Heritage sand island off Queensland, close to the Maheno shipwreck. Police said her body was surrounded by a pack of dingoes, prompting an investigation into the circumstances of her death.