Piper James, an adventurous 18-year-old Canadian backpacker, was found dead early Monday on K’gari, a world heritage-listed island off Queensland, Australia. She was surrounded by a pack of dingoes near the Maheno shipwreck on the beach. Piper’s parents called her a “brave little girl” who loved outdoor activities and dreamed of becoming a pilot. Queensland police said a postmortem will examine whether she drowned in dangerous waters or was killed by dingoes, among other possibilities. Her father, Todd James, shared emotional photos of Piper enjoying outdoor adventures like dirt biking and firefighting. Piper had been traveling with a friend who worked with her at a local backpackers’ hostel. The friend was left “highly traumatised” by the tragedy, police said. Piper’s mother, Angela James, said Piper was “having the trip of a lifetime” and loved motocross, camping, swimming, and wanted to learn surfing. Angela last spoke to Piper early Saturday, when her daughter called before going for a swim and expressed love and thanks. Piper was last seen alive around 5am Monday, heading to the beach. Todd recalled Piper telling him, “I’m 18, and you can’t stop me!” as she set off on her Australia trip. The grieving father wrote, “So many are going to miss you, my precious little baby girl. Maybe gone, but how can we ever forget you? The pain … RIP my baby.” The investigation into her death continues.