BC Teen Who Died in Australia Eulogized as Curious, Bold and Alive to World

Piper James, 19, of Campbell River, B.C., shown on the right in this undated handout photo, was found dead on a beach in Australia, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. The Canadian Press/Handout – Angela JamesThe family and friends of Canadian teenager Piper James who died in Australia last month remembered her as “curious, bold and alive to the world” during a celebration of life held Saturday in Campbell River, B.C. on Vancouver Island.The 19-year-old was working on K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, when she went for an early morning swim on Jan. 19. Her body was found a short time later surrounded by a pack of dingoes near a popular tourist site, the SS Maheno wreck.