A dog assaulted a child and a lady at an Iowa home Thursday, eliminating the 9-month-old kid, authorities said.
Officers got a call about an animal attack at a Scott Avenue home in Waterloo around 7:22 a.m., Capt. Jason Feaker said in a press release. When officers got here, they discovered 2 victims who had actually been assaulted by a dog inside your house.
The child was noticable dead at the scene, authorities said. The lady, 49, was required to a health center with major injuries. She was later on flown to a 2nd medical facility.
Officials have not yet openly recognized the lady and kid. Names will not be launched up until authorities have actually alerted member of the family of the attack.
The dog was a boxer/hound mix, regional outlet KWWL reported. The dog was gotten by animal control after the attack and was later on put down.
There have actually been numerous lethal dog attacks throughout the U.S. this year. Early in January, a 7-year-old lady passed away after she was assaulted by a pit bull in Louisiana, CBS News formerly reported.
A young boy was killed and his mom was hurt in another January dog attack, authorities said. Two Rottweilers and 2 mixed-breed dogs assaulted the set in Fort Hall, Idaho.
In February, a man in his 80s was killed and 3 others were hurt in a Texas dog attack. First responders dispatched to the scene got here to discover the man “being dragged by a dog,” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said at the time.
A Pennsylvania lady passed away after she was assaulted by a next-door neighbor’s dog in March. She’d visited feed the Great Danes while the owner was away, authorities said at the time.
