"Early on Monday, the now-19-year-old was found dead on a beach on the world heritage-listed sand island and tourist destination of K'gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) off the Queensland coast, surrounded by a pack of dingoes near the Maheno shipwreck. A postmortem into her death was to begin on Wednesday, with Queensland police saying a coroner would examine whether she drowned in dangerous waters off the island's eastern beaches or was killed by the wild canids as well as other potential possibilities."
"Writing that he felt a need and want to share some memories, Todd James posted a series of pictures on social media of his daughter with friends and family enjoying the Canadian outdoors on inflatable rafts, snowboards, dirt bikes, buggies and fighting fires she loved and was proud to have worked for the British Columbia wildfire services. Another series of pictures showed Piper with a friend from Canada who was travelling with her through Australia."
Piper James, a 19-year-old Canadian backpacker, was found dead on a beach on K'gari (formerly Fraser Island), near the Maheno shipwreck, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. Queensland police said a postmortem was to begin and a coroner would examine whether she drowned in dangerous eastern waters or was killed by the wild canids, among other possibilities. Her father, Todd James, shared social media photos of her enjoying outdoor activities and firefighting work in British Columbia. A travelling friend who had worked with her at a backpackers for six weeks was left highly traumatised. Her mother, Angela James, described her as adventurous and passionate about motocross, camping, swimming and surfing.
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