Plastic tape blocks access to the track where the attack occurred.
The tragedy sparked a debate about whether dingoes on the World Heritage-listed island should be exterminated. Police and locals suspect the same young male dingo is responsible for at least seven incidents over the past six weeks, including three over the Easter break, in which people were bitten or harassed around Waddy Point, in the island's north. The dog was one of several which had been fed by a tourism operator at nearby Orchid Beach to make it easier for visitors to photograph the animals. Last week a dingo, again believed to be the same animal, was seen stalking a woman and her child. Mr Peter Wall, of Sydney, said that while he was holidaying at Waddy Point 10 days ago with his family, a dingo chased a boy into the sea while snapping at him.