A dingo has been violently stabbed after it attacked a nine-year-old boy on Ok’gari (previously Fraser Island).
The kid was bitten on the underarm close to the Fraser Island seaside monitor at 11.47am on Friday.
The dingo was stabbed throughout an altercation between it and a bystander, who intervened to guard the younger boy.
Preliminary stories from the Queensland Division of Setting and Science and Innovation (DESI) mentioned that the dingo had died after being stabbed.
Nevertheless, they later mentioned it was simply severely wounded and ‘not in a great way’.
DESI mentioned {that a} seek for the dingo is now underway.
In a press release to Each day Mail Australia, Queensland Ambulance Service confirmed the nine-year-old is in a secure situation.
He was taken to Hervey Bay Hospital by way of Marine Rescue Queensland on Friday afternoon.
A dingo has been stabbed to loss of life after it attacked a nine-year-old boy on Ok’gari (inventory)
Ok’gari made headlines earlier this 12 months following a collection of dingo-related incidents, together with one in April the place a girl was bitten.
In line with DESI, the lady had been strolling from the tenting space to the seaside.
A dingo lunged at her, biting her palms and leaving deep gashes on her fingers.
DESI had beforehand suggested campers to hold a stick for defense whereas on the island.
In response to ongoing points, extra ranger patrols have been additionally scheduled.
The April assault was a part of a sample of latest dingo encounters.
In January, a two-year-old youngster was bitten on the leg by a dingo in the course of the Australia Day lengthy weekend.
One other girl was bitten at Lake McKenzie throughout the identical interval.
21 dingo-related incidents have been reported on Ok’Gari in 2024
Earlier that month, a three-year-old woman was attacked at Kingfisher Bay, struggling a chew to the again of her leg from a tagged dingo.
In 2024, at the least 21 dingo-related incidents had been reported on the island.
Queensland Police confirmed they weren’t concerned within the matter.
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