Two others, consisting of a reacting fire captain, were bitten throughout the attack.
An elderly male was killed and a lady seriously hurt in a “dreadful” dog attack in Texas on Friday, authorities said.
The occurrence took place around 1:45 p.m. regional time in a house of San Antonio.
Responding firemens needed to ward off the dogs with pickaxes and pipeline poles, according to San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood, who called their actions “brave.”
“Horrific scene — dreadful for individuals that experienced this and, once again, dreadful for our firemens that belonged of this, generally, a rescue to save themselves and to save these individuals,” Hood said.
An roughly 80-year-old male and a lady both thought to be checking out the location were trampled in the attack, which took place on the walkway, Hood said. They were both carried to a regional healthcare facility. The male passed away due to his injuries, while the female stays in important condition, Hood said.
Another person was carried to a health center with a bite to the hand, Hood said. A fire captain was likewise bit in the leg while reacting to the attack, he said.
Two dogs identified to be associated with the attack and a 3rd from the exact same household that was unrestrained and outside the property were collared, according to Shannon Sims, director of San Antonio Animal Care Services.
The dogs — American Staffordshire terriers — will be put in quarantine kennels “for the foreseeable future” and stay with Animal Care Services throughout the examination into the fatal attack, Sims said.
The examination remains in the initial phase and it is prematurely to identify what, if any, charges might be submitted, authorities said.
The animals were formerly associated with an event in 2021 that led to moderate bites, Sims said. The dogs were returned after they completed quarantine and the owner paid recover costs, he said. An affidavit was not submitted by a victim and witness and “for that reason we might stagnate forward and a harmful dog classification,” he said.
Neighbors have actually likewise called the animal shelter to report dogs at the property that were estray and ignored, Sims said.