CP NewsAlert: Father honours B.C. teen found dead in Australia, circled by dingoes

By Canadian Press on January 20, 2026.

The father of Canadian teenager Piper James, who was found dead surrounded by a pack of dingoes on an Australian beach this week, says her family is “shattered” by her loss.

Todd James says on social media that his 19-year-old daughter, who was from Campbell River, B.C., had the “strength and determination to follow her dreams.”

More coming.

The Canadian Press