Dingo on K'gari euthanased after being stabbed in the neck whilst attacking a child

[Redsonic]

A bystander tried to pull a dingo off a 9 year old boy then used a pocket knife to make it let go. He was not charged

The boy was hospitalised with wounds to his underarm.

The dingo was later found and euthanased

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/dingo-stabbed-with-knife-to-free-boy-kgari-fraser-island/105332196

 

 

Edited May 24 by Redsonic

[persephone]

I do wish people would keep a LONG way away from the dingoes

[tdierikx]

Seriously... after how many news articles and TV coverage of same regarding dingoes on K'gari are people going to understand that it's not a great place to be taking your kids to for a holiday?

 

As the article states, dingoes are opportunistic hunters, and children are by nature not all that clued in about self preservation, not to mention that parents seem to have so little control of them in most scenarios. Seriously, why would you take a child to a place known for wild animal attacks?

 

T.

[persephone]

3 hours ago, tdierikx said:

Seriously, why would you take a child to a place known for wild animal attacks?

Exactly. 
If there were regular shark attacks off a certain beach - mostly people would stay away . Leave the dingoes alone, to be wild and not purposely brought into contact with humans ...

 

[Deeds]

The latest update on this that the rRangers euthanised the dingo and Police are not going to penalise the person who stabbed the dingo.

[Little Gifts]

As a Queenslander I  have camped many times on the island. But my last stay was about 25 years ago.  We had set up by ourselves in a flat spot just off the beach (so not in the camp grounds). We had a 4WD  with a tent that flipped off the back  to create a sleeping area with a  base. All our food items were in metal eskies and lock boxes and we had a cooking tray that pulled out of the 4WD, so nothing of interest in our tent area but us humans when we slept. We'd  locked up  and were down the beach fishing.  I decided to walk back to camp as it was getting late and a bit cold. On my way back I started to get 'rounded up' by about 5 dingoes. They were trying to  get me surrounded and pushed into the shrubbery and very nearly succeeded.  My partner  couldn't hear me over the wind and waves. I only just managed  to get back  to the  car and lock myself in. Never been back to the islands since (friends still used to go every Christmas and  New Year). My second close call  with dingoes - the other was at Ayres Rock. Both packs were very opportunistic. They've learnt and  adapted and  we haven't. Time to give the island back to them I think or only camp  in fenced areas and travel only in high vehicles, like you would on Safari in Africa.