K’gari (Fraser Island), Australia
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This UNESCO-listed island in subtropical Queensland is a huge tourist hotspot, renowned for its castaway beaches, rainforests and huge array of wild animals, including dingos. However, the dingos are known to attack humans and such incidents are on the rise; in 2023, a pack attacked and injured a woman who was jogging on the beach.
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Other dangers abound on K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island), including great white sharks and stinging jellyfish, rip tides that can dash swimmers on the rocks and sand dunes that can shift beneath your feet. There are no lifeguards or doctors on Fraser Island, so getting help in an emergency can be very difficult.