Todd and Angela James have arrived in Brisbane from Vancouver to visit K’gari, the island where their daughter, Piper James, died. The couple plans to return Piper’s remains and "walk where she last walked."

They will take part in a traditional smoking ceremony, a spiritual cleansing ritual led by the island’s Butchulla traditional owners. The service will be held on the beach near the SS Maheno shipwreck. This is where Piper was found in the early hours of January 19 after she went for a solo swim at dawn.

A preliminary report from the coroner found physical evidence of drowning along with injuries from dingo bites. As of Tuesday afternoon, the coroner was still waiting for pathology results, which are expected to take several weeks.

Queensland’s environment minister, Andrew Powell, announced that an entire pack of 10 dingoes would be put down. The environment department confirmed that eight dingoes have already been humanely killed, with one still to be found. However, the traditional owners said they were not consulted about this decision and explained that they consider the dingoes to be sacred.