Canadian backpacker Piper James died ‘as a result of drowning’ following a dingo attack at K’gari, coroner says

Cause of death of 19-year-old in January was drowning ‘in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack’

Canadian backpacker Piper James died “as a result of drowning” following a dingo attack at K’gari , the Queensland coroners court says.

The court on Friday said Piper’s cause of death had been determined by a forensic pathologist and accepted by the investigating coroner.