A family visiting Queensland's world-heritage listed island K'gari has narrowly escaped tragedy after a fast-acting father saved his two-year-old son from a dingo attack.
The toddler was bitten on the thigh after an untagged female dingo, also known as wongari, charged at a family leaving a popular swimming spot on the remote island on Thursday afternoon.
Queensland Parks and Widlife Service (QPWS) rangers said the family were in the car park at Lake Mackenzie, in the heart of K'gari, when the father saw a dingo lingering near the right hand side of the car.
Rangers said the father told his family to get into the left hand side of the car, but the dingo ran at the family before they could get to safety.
The father was able to chase the animal away, but not before the two-year-old boy suffered two bite wounds to the thigh.
The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said the family drove more than 30 minutes to the nearby township of Eurong, on the south-eastern coast of K'gari, to report the incident to rangers.
The boy was treated on the island, and rangers said they were investigating which dingo was responsible.
With the school holiday period approaching, rangers are urging all visitors to walk with a stick, keep children close, and always travel in numbers when on K'gari.
Visitors could expect to see an increased number of rangers patrolling the white sands of Lake Mackenzie during the holiday period, according to the department.
Rangers said all negative dingo interactions should be reported to to a QPWS ranger, or by calling the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation.
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