By Lucy Loram, James C Taylor, Olivia Nunes-Malek and ABC staff
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The mother of Canadian woman Piper James, who was found dead surrounded by dingoes on an Australian beach, says her daughter was her best friend and her life will never be the same.
The 19-year-old was found on K'gari (Fraser Island) encircled by a pack of dingoes on Monday morning, after telling friends she was going for an early morning swim.
Police said she left for a swim about 5am and was found by two men driving on the island's eastern beach about an hour and a half later.
Her mother, Angela James, said she believed her daughter had walked down to the sand to get reception to make a call with her friend's phone because sh
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