Boy, 5, attacked by dingo on island camping ground airlifted after suffering bite marks all over body
FRASER ISLAND, AUSTRALIA: A dingo bit a five-year-old boy on his head, arms, and legs on K'gari, formerly Fraser Island, on Sunday afternoon, December 18 before his father could stop the attack and rescue him, said reports. After suffering from several bite marks, the boy was airlifted to Hervey Bay Hospital in a serious but stable condition by a rescue helicopter that landed on Orchid Beach.
The incident took place at the Ocean Lake campground located at the northern end of the island tourist hotspot. The boy’s parents reported to the ambulance crews about the dingo bite incident at 4.10 pm on Sunday. According to the Daily Mail, the RACQ LifeFlight reports that the boy was playing on a beach when the dingo jumped on him and attacked him leaving multiple bite marks on various parts of his body. His parents were reportedly not too far away. The boy’s father stopped the dingo attack and rescued the boy, reported The Guardian.
