Reports emerged yesterday that a 10yo boy has had a seriously lucky escape after being attacked by a dingo on K’gari (Fraser Island) last week. Dingoes have long had a bad rep on the Island, but rangers say the number of “high-risk” animals has increased from 5 to 12 in the last year. In this latest case, the dingo launched at the boy while he was walking alone along the beach and dragged him underwater. The attack was only stopped when the boy’s 12yo sister came to the rescue. With school holidays just around the corner, rangers are pleading with parents/carers to take the warnings seriously and literally keep their kids at arm’s length. Indigenous ranger Darren Blake said: “When I see a child on their own, hair stands up on the back of my neck.”