6-Year-Old Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Dingo Attack on Sunshine Coast

6-Year-Old Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Dingo Attack on Sunshine Coast
A Dingo stands in an enclosure at the Dingo Discovery and Research Centre in rural Australia on May 25, 2009. William West/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A 6-year-old boy has been airlifted to a hospital after being attacked by a dingo—one of Australia’s wild dogs—on a weekend family camping trip.

The family was on Fraser Island, a sandy location popular among tourists on the Sunshine Coast, where the local dingos have become increasingly bold.

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Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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