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Parents of B.C.’s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died
The Butchulla Indigenous people led a traditional smoking ceremony to honor Piper James, with authorities increasing dingo patrols and removing six aggressive animals, officials said.
- On Feb. 4, 2026, Todd and Angela James, parents of Piper James, attended a beach ceremony on K'gari where she was found after a swim, with media access restricted to ABC.
- On Wednesday, January 28, Piper James went for an early-morning swim and was later found near the SS Maheno wreck surrounded by about 10 dingoes.
- A preliminary autopsy found drowning was the most likely cause and revealed pre-mortem and post-mortem dingo bites, though the bites alone likely did not cause immediate death.
- As a safety measure, authorities said they increased patrols across K'gari and euthanized six dingoes after evidence of pre-mortem bites near the site where Piper James was found.
- The Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation director said the smoking ceremony honours Piper’s spirit, and about 10 of Piper's friends attended the ceremony before a funeral service on February 28.
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Parents of B.C.'s Piper James travel to Australia to visit beach where she died – Energeticcity.ca
The parents of Piper James have travelled to Australia to visit the beach where the British Columbia teenager was found dead circled by a pack of wild dogs. The Australian Associated Press confirmed the parents of the 19-year-old from Campbell River, B.C., touched down in Brisbane on Tuesday. James was working on the island of K’gari off Australia’s east coast when she went out for an early-morning swim and was later found dead surrounded by abo…
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