Australia warns of dingo attacks after tourist’s bum bitten: ‘would you let a wolf walk around you?’

K’gari, or Fraser Island, has seen a rash of attacks in recent weeks, including on a 10-year-old boy who was dragged under water by a dingo

The animal involved in the attack on the French woman, which was caught on video by a fellow tourist, was later ‘humanely euthanised’, officials said

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A dingo with blood on its face pictured on K’gari, or Fraser Island. The canines, also known by their indigenous name “wongari”, can weigh up to 23kg. Photo: Queensland Environment Department Handout

Published: 10:02am, 26 Jun 2023Updated: 10:06am, 26 Jun 2023

New footage shows the moment a French tourist was bitten on the backside by a dingo dog while sunbathing on a beach in Australia following a string of “high-risk” incidents with the animals.

The video, released by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, shows the dingo circling the woman lying on her stomach in a bathing suit, biting her backside while she screams, jumps up, and other beachgoers chase it away.

While the video footage taken by another tourist only recently emerged, the attack is believed to have happened last month.

In footage of the attack released by Australian authorities, the French tourist can be seen trying to get away from the dingo as it lunges at her rear end. Photo: Queensland Environment Department Handout

Officials later said the dingo was “humanely euthanised” following several other incidents involving wild dingoes in the area, including the biting of a 7-year-old boy and a 42-year-old woman earlier this month.

In a more severe incident earlier this month, a 10-year-old boy was dragged under water by a dingo on the island and was rescued by his 12-year-old sister, Australian officials said.

“The family treated the boy for puncture wounds to his shoulder and arms and scratches and bruises on his collarbone and arm,” Danielle Mansfield, an assistant ranger on K’gari, said in a statement, adding he did not sustain any serious injuries.

Authorities continue to urge those visiting the popular tourist destination and World Heritage site to be vigilant about the wild animals that are becoming increasingly used to humans.