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Subscriber only An appeal has been made for witnesses to Saturday s dingo attack on a two year child to come forward. The attack happened near a private residence at Orchid Beach about 7.30am when the toddler wandered away from the holiday home while his parents slept. Neighbours overheard the noise made by the attack and came to the toddler s rescue. Rangers have interviewed some witnesses to the incident, however, those first on the scene have so far not been able to be located. Rangers are seeking assistance from the first responders and any other witnesses to come forward to help investigating rangers understand better what happened and help with information on the dingo involved in the attack.
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UPDATE, 11.15am Rangers from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are investigating after a dingo attacked a young boy on Fraser Island on Saturday morning. The rangers were informed after the attack and are now interviewing witnesses. The dingo bit the child on the head and body during the attack. The attack happened in Orchid Beach in a residential area, not in a camping area, according to the Department of Environment and Science. At this stage it is not known if the dingo has presented with problem behaviour in the past. A spokeswomen from DES said a decision would be made regarding dingo management once a positive identification can be made and in collaboration with key stakeholders, including the Butchulla traditional owners.
The two-year-old male child had managed somehow to get out of the house that the family was staying at while the other members of the family were in the house asleep and he had gone for a little wander outside and had been approached by one of the dingoes, he said. Lee said residents nearby had heard the commotion coming from outside and his family then took the boy to meet the paramedic for treatment. He said the toddler suffered bite marks and puncture wounds to his left leg, left arm, shoulder, the base of his neck and the base of his head.
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UPDATE, 12.10pm Neighbours have come to the rescue after a toddler was attacked by a dingo while playing outside a house at Orchid Beach on Fraser Island. It is believed the child, who was holidaying with his family, had been playing outside a home when neighbours heard a commotion, according to a statement from RACQ Lifeflight. They reportedly went to investigate and saw a dingo attacking the toddler. The neighbours intervened and emergency services were called, the spokesman said. As they were flying towards Orchid Beach, the crew from the Lifeflight Rescue helicopter was talking to the child s father on the phone and advised him to drive his son to the nearby helipad.