A coroner has ruled that Canadian tourist Piper James died after dingoes attacked her, which resulted in her tragic drowning. A preliminary autopsy uncovered evidence of 'pre-mortem' dingo bites but believed that drowning was the most likely cause of death. Coroners Court of Queensland has handed down Piper James' official cause of deathThe Canadian teen (left) had been travelling across Australia with her best friend TaylorThe coroner ruled that dingoes attacked Piper James, which resulted in her drowningPiper's parents Todd and Angela James have been informed. 'It breaks my heart we couldn't be there to save her,' Ms James told the ABC. Piper's death sparked renewed calls for a cap on visitor numbers on the island visited by 400,000 tourists each year.

Source: Daily Mail March 06, 2026 14:02 UTC