A 19-year-old woman who had been visiting an Australian island was found dead on a beach, surrounded by dingos, police said. About an hour later, two men driving past spotted a pack of about 10 dingoes at Maheno Beach and discovered the woman’s body. Police said it is too early to know if the death was caused by the wild dogs, which are protected as a native species in Queensland’s national parks. The great majority of recent dingo attacks on humans have been on K’Gari, home to about 200 of the wild dogs. Wild dingoes weigh about 30 pounds, and they generally avoid humans.

Source: CNN January 20, 2026 19:16 UTC