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Dingo attacks young boy on Fraser Island
Thursday February 04, 2021
A nine-year-old boy escaped with minor injuries after being bitten by a dingo on Fraser Island.
On-the-spot fines for interfering with Fraser Island’s dingoes were increased in 2019. Photo: fraserisland.net
The NSW boy was first reported to have four minor puncture wounds on his leg from being bitten about 9.30am on Thursday.
But Queensland Ambulance Service’s Fraser Island duty paramedic says the boy suffered just minor abrasions on his legs.
He was treated soon after the incident by an off-duty nurse.
The boy and his father were walking past a small mob…
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