The Coroners Court of Queensland has confirmed that Campbell River’s Piper James died of drowning following a dingo attack on K’gari Island in Australia.
The court said James’s cause of death was determined by a Queensland Health forensic pathologist and accepted by the investigating coroner.
“Piper died as a result of drowning in the setting of multiple injuries due to, or as a consequence of, a dingo attack,” said a spokesperson for the Coroners Court of Queensland.
Queensland Police said officers were called to a beach on K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, shortly after 6:35 a.m. on Jan. 19, following reports a woman had been found unresponsive.
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The investigation into James’s death is ongoing.
