Young girl rushed to hospital after dingo bite on K'Gari

A young girl has been bitten by a dingo on K'Gari (Fraser Island), Queensland.

The girl was bitten by a dingo on K'Gari before she was rushed to the mainland at around 12pm today, where paramedics met the girl at Inskip Point Road, arriving on the barge from the island.

The primary school-aged girl was then taken to Gympie Hospital in stable condition.

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Queensland Ambulance said she had suffered significant cuts and lacerations to her leg from the dingo (also known as wongari).

"The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is investigating an incident at Hook Point on K'gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) today during which a young girl was bitten multiple times by a dingo," a statement from the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation read.

"The girl (under 10 years old) was swimming near adults.

"It's understood a dingo approached her and bit the girl multiple times causing laceration and puncture wounds to her thigh and buttocks.

"QPWS rangers are attempting to identify the dingo involved."

Anyone with information about dingo incidents is encouraged to contact a QPWS ranger by calling (07) 4127 9150.